The community/public health nurse is performing tuberculosis screening for newly hired employees at the local hospital. Which of the following best describes this nursing intervention?
a. Not required by law and unnecessary
b. Primary prevention
c. Secondary prevention
d. Tertiary prevention
ANS: C
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A client who has undergone resection of the intestine is on a liquid diet with a nasogastric tube in place. He refuses the food tray with regular food that comes to his room and insists that a physician be called
The nurse insists that it is the right food and makes the client to take it. The client develops complications and has to be reoperated upon. How is negligence determined in this situation? A) The nurse did not call the physician when the client asked. B) The nurse did not realize the importance of the tube. C) The dietary department sent the wrong diet for the client. D) The nurse did not communicate clearly with the client.
A postpartum client has saturated two perineal pads with bright red blood during a 1-hour period. Her vital signs are stable, and uterus is well contracted. The bleeding is most likely due to
a. subinvolution related to retained placental products b. endometritis c. uterine atony d. cervical laceration
Which statement accurately represents a recommended guideline when providing postoperative care for the following patients?
A) Force fluids for an adult patient who has a urine output of less that 30 mL per hour. B) If patient is febrile within 12 hours of surgery, notify the physician immediately. C) If the dressing was clean but now has a large amount of fresh blood, remove the dressing and reapply it. D) If vital signs are progressively increasing or decreasing from baseline, notify the physician of possible internal bleeding.
Which term refers to a newborn born before completion of week 37 of gestation, regardless of birth weight?
a. Postterm b. Premature c. Low birth weight d. Small for gestational age