The nurse is admitting a patient who is scheduled for a hysterectomy. Malignant hyperthermia is a potential postoperative complication. In gathering information on the pa-tient's medical history, the nurse should ask:
1. "Do you think you might have a fever?"
2. "Do you currently have an infection?"
3. "Has anyone in your family ever had problems with general anesthesia?"
4. "Have you ever had any type of malignancy?"
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Malignant hyperthermia is a life-threatening complication that occurs in response to certain drugs. Susceptibility to this response is inherited.
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The nursing student received a failing score on the first exam. The student develops a plan to increase the score of the next exam by including which of the following activities? (Select all that apply.)
a. understand each missed question and review related content b. move on to the next area of content c. wait until peers take the test and ask what was on it d. stay home to have extra study time instead of attending class e. attend test reviews f. look for patterns among the mistakes
A client who was pregnant had a spontaneous abortion at approximately 4 weeks' gestation. At the time of the miscarriage, it was thought that all products of conception were expelled
Two weeks later, the client presents at the clinic office complaining of "crampy" abdominal pain and a scant amount of serosanguineous vaginal drainage with a slight odor. The pregnancy test is negative. Vital signs reveal a temperature of 100° F, with blood pressure of 100/60 mm Hg, irregular pulse 88 beats/min (bpm), and respirations, 20 breaths/min. Based on these assessment data, what does the nurse anticipate as a clinical diagnosis? a. Ectopic pregnancy b. Uterine infection c. Gestational trophoblastic disease d. Endometriosis
The nurse administering an IV piggyback medication to a preschool child should take which action?
a. Dilute the medication in at least 20 milliliters and infuse over at least 15 minutes. b. Flush the IV tubing before and after the infusion with normal saline solution. c. Inject the medication into the IV catheter using the port closest to the child. d. Inject the medication into the IV tubing in the direction away from the child.
The nurse is assessing an elderly patient who has been taking levothyroxine [Synthroid] for 6 months. The nurse finds that the patient has anxiety, tachycardia, and insomnia. What should the nurse interpret from these findings?
A. The patient is hypersensitive to thyroid drugs. B. The patient has common age-related symptoms. C. The patient is not responding to the thyroid drugs. D. The patient is experiencing adverse effects of the thyroid drugs.