When weighing a client with acute renal failure, the nurse recognizes that 1 pound of weight gain is equivalent to how many milliliters of retained fluid?
a. 250 c. 750
b. 500 d. 1,000
B
1 pound of weight gain is equivalent to 1,000 mL of fluid retention.
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Why is survey research subject selection considered nonrandom? (Select all that apply.)
a. If monetary reward is offered as an inducement, subjects may participate only to get the reward. The sample may include fewer people who are well off financially. b. There is no direct contact with the subjects. c. Follow-up reminders make recruitment long and drawn-out. d. Inducements are essentially manipulative; potential subjects who resent manipulation refuse to return surveys. e. Refusal rates average 50% or more, and this makes the sample nonrepresentative.
The nurse planning discharge teaching for an older client with multiple prescriptions for multiple chronic illnesses may discuss which strategies to avoid medication errors at home?
1. When possible, take medications at the same time each day. 2. Keep a written record of medications taken, including the name, dose, date, and time. 3. Use a pill holder as a memory aid. 4. Plan to have a family member remind the client each day to take medication. 5. Request easy-to-open bottles so the client will not have difficulty opening the bottles.
The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment on the client. Rank the assessment steps in the order in which they should occur.1. Percuss the abdomen.2. Visualize the quadrants of the abdomen.3. Palpate the abdomen.4. Auscultate the abdomen.5. Encourage the client to void.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The nurse is providing care to a child with an intussusception. The child has a bowel movement and the nurse inspects the stool. The nurse would most likely document the stool's appearance as having what quality?
What will be an ideal response?