A preschool-age child is prescribed moist heat applications at home. What should the nurse teach the child's mother to use to provide this heat application?
A) An electric heating pad
B) Towels dampened and heated in the microwave
C) A hot-water bottle
D) Towels dampened with hot water
Ans: D
You might also like to view...
After the patient's anginal pain is relieved he says to the nurse, "That nitroglycerin works great. How does it do that?" What is the nurse's best response?
A) "Nitroglycerin decreases the amount of oxygen needed by the heart to function." B) "Nitroglycerin makes the coronary arteries open much wider." C) "Nitroglycerin promotes growth of new, smaller arteries to supply oxygen to the heart." D) "Nitroglycerin decreases preload and afterload."
A patient with a small bowel obstruction has had a Levin tube inserted and is admitted to a medical unit
The nurse who is caring for this patient is now checking that the wall suction settings are correct and should anticipate which of the following settings? A) Continuous high suction B) Intermittent high suction C) Continuous low suction D) Intermittent low suction
The nursing instructor is teaching the junior nursing students about aortic regurgitation. What classification of drugs are used to treat aortic regurgitation?
A) Antihypertensives B) Anticoagulants C) Cardiac glycosides D) Antiarrhythmics
A public health nurse (PHN) is working with the chronically ill and families with young children needing age-specific health maintenance. Which of the following models of case management is being used?
a. Client-focused b. System-focused c. Social service d. Long-term care