A patient tells the nurse that he has smoked 1 packs of cigarettes a day for 14 years. The nurse records this as _____ pack-years?
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANS:
21
1 packs of cigarettes ´ 14 years = 21 pack-years.
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A) Left lower quadrant B) Midepigastric area C) Back D) Midclavicular area
The registered nurse effectively delegates which procedure to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
1. Making a nursing diagnosis 2. Assisting a client to bedside commode 3. Performing assessments on client 4. Giving the client pain medication
An adult client is 74 in tall and weighs 194 lb. Calculate the client's fifth dose. The client's serum bilirubin is 4.1 mg/100 mL
What will be an ideal response?
A nurse should intervene under which of the following circumstances? Select all that apply
1. A student nurse reaching into a sterile pack with his or her bare hands 2. A colleague moving the trash can with his or her foot so that it is closer to the bedside 3. A nurse turning his or her back toward the sterile field 4. A nurse keeping his or her sterile, gloved hands below eye level 5. A student nurse placing a sterile pack with the first flap facing the right