A 20-month-old child is experiencing diarrhea. When planning the child's care, the nurse should prioritize assessments related to what health problem?
A) Electrolyte deficiencies
B) Anorectal bleeding
C) Anal fissures
D) Nausea
A
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If severe or prolonged, acute diarrhea may lead to serious fluid and electrolyte depletion, especially in young children and older adults.
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A community-owned hospital has been purchased by a health care conglomerate. The staff is aware that the organizational theory governing the hospital is likely to change
Which statement indicates a lack of understanding of organizational theory on the part of a staff nurse? 1. "If our new bosses want a classical organization, we can expect a strong hierarchy." 2. "If we don't want to see lots of changes, we should hope our new bosses don't like chaos theory." 3. "If this new company is based on systems theory, there will be a lot of focus on how much work we can produce." 4. "If this new company is based on contingency theory, we will see lots of focus on how our environment impacts our work."
The nurse manager is reflecting on a negotiation conducted with the medical director which did not produce a desired outcome. In which order should the manager reflect upon this episode?
1. The goal is to win against the other side 2. Each side has a goal to get as much as possible 3. Each side believes that both sides cannot achieve their goals 4. Resources are limited for each side to get as much as possible
What is the nursing minimum data set?
A) Compares the quality of nursing care and medical care B) Identifies minimal levels of quality necessary for nurses to maintain licensure C) Standardizes the collection of nursing data for use by multiple data users D) Identifies only "nursing-sensitive" patient outcome measures
The nurse explains that the enzyme reverse transcriptase transcribes:
1. DNA to mimic CD4 cells. 2. T4 helper cells to RNA. 3. RNA to DNA. 4. gp 120 to gp 41.