You care for a 6-year-old boy with acute glomerulonephritis. When planning care for him, you should be aware that glomerulonephritis usually follows an infection of what organism?
A) Group B streptococci
B) Staphylococcus viridans
C) A Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
D) One of the rhinoviruses
C
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Order: Avelox (moxifloxacin HCl) 400 mg IVPB daily for five days. The label on the IV reads moxifloxacin 400 mg/250 mL 0.9 % saline, give over 60 minutes. At how many milliliters per hour will you set the infusion pump?
1. 250 mL/h 2. 400 mL/h 3. 5 mL/h 4. 7 mL/h
When administering nose drops, the bulb of the dropper should be slanted:
a. toward the client's jaw. b. toward the client's nose. c. in the most comfortable manner for the nurse and client. d. in the most comfortable manner for the client.
The nurse is admitting a patient to the hospital. The patient states that he is a very spiritual person but does not practice any specific religion. The nurse understands that these statements
a. Are contradictory. b. Indicate a strong religious affiliation. c. Indicate a lack of faith. d. Are reasonable.
A couple asks the nurse what the safest method of sterilization would be. The nurse should reply, "Generally, the safest method of permanent sterilization would be a:
1. "Laparotomy tubal ligation." 2. "Laparoscopy tubal ligation." 3. "Minilaparotomy." 4. "Vasectomy."