Lydia is scheduled for elective splenectomy. Before the clients goes to surgery, the nurse in charge final assessment would be:
a. signed consent
b. vital signs
c. name band
d. empty bladder
Ans: b. vital signs
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When performing an ongoing assessment of a client receiving amoxicillin (Amoxil), the nurse should monitor the client for which of the following? Select all that apply
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The use of qualitative methods as a preliminary step in the development of structured instruments is an approach to building validity into the instruments
A) True B) False
The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old boy who has undergone an appendectomy. The child is unwilling to use the incentive spirometer. Which approach would be most appropriate to elicit the child's cooperation?
A) "Can you cough for me please?" B) "You must blow in this or you might get pneumonia." C) "If you don't try, I will have to get the doctor." D) "Can you blow this cotton ball across the tray?"