Acute adrenal crisis occurs when the adrenal glands oversecrete hormones
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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A school-age child weighing 55 lb is prescribed to receive 15 ml/kg of packed red blood cells
If the child is to receive 10 ml/kg/hr, how many hours will it take to infuse the prescribed amount of blood for this patient? (Calculate to the nearest 10th decimal point.)
The nurse is assessing a client with Graves' disease and finds that the client's temperature has risen 1° F. Before notifying the health care provider, which action by the nurse takes priority?
a. Turn the lights down in the client's room and shut the door. b. Call for an immediate electrocardiogram (ECG). c. Calculate the client's apical-radial pulse deficit. d. Administer a dose of acetaminophen (Ty-lenol).
An example of poor eating habits that may affect emotional health is
a. eating late at night at the pizza parlor. b. eating six small meals throughout the day. c. eating three meals a day plus two snacks. d. missing meals because of poor planning or being too busy to eat.
At the advanced practice level of psychiatric nursing, the nurse has skills beyond basic nursing. The advanced practice nurse has skills in:
a. diagnosis and treatment b. psychoanalysis c. positron emission tomography (PET) scanning d. psychological testing