A pt is receiving warmed and humidified oxygen. The respiratory therapist informs the nurse that several other pts on other units have developed hospital acquired infections and pseudomonas aeruginosa has been identified as the organism. What does the nurse do?
a. place the pt in respiratory isolation
b. obtain an order for a sputum culture
c. change the humidifier every 24 hours
d. obtain an order to discontinue the humidifier
Answer: c. change the humidifier every 24 hours
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The nurse shows an understanding of essential information regarding this route of drug admin-istration when stating: (Select all that apply.) a. "This is an effective route for delivering small doses of medication over long peri-ods of time." b. "Since you have problems with digestion, this is a good way to take your medica-tion." c. "Please show me how you would apply your patch." d. "Be careful to put the patch only on your chest but change locations with each ap-plication." e. "Be sure to avoid placing the patch on in-jured skin."
Giving medications is within a nursing assistant's scope of practice
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following would be true for a county to be defined as having persistent poverty?
a. At least 10% of the population has been in poverty for at least the last 10 years. b. At least 10% of the population has been in poverty for at least the last 20 years. c. At least 20% of the population has been in poverty for at least the last 20 years. d. At least 20% of the population has been in poverty for at least the last 30 years.
As part of their orientation to a cardiac care unit, a group of recent nursing graduates is receiving a refresher in cardiac physiology from the unit educator
Which of the following teaching points best captures a component of cardiac function? A) "Efficient heart function requires that the ventricles do not retain any blood at the end of the cardiac cycle." B) "Recall that the heart sounds that we listen to as part of our assessments are the sounds of the myocardium contracting." C) "The diastolic phase is characterized by relaxation of ventricles and their filling with blood." D) "Aortic pressure will exceed ventricular pressure during systole."