When caring for an 8-year-old boy injured in an automobile accident, the nurse demonstrates understanding of the principles of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) by which action?
A) Assisting ventilation with a bag-valve-mask (BVM) device
B) Treating ventricular fibrillation using a defibrillator
C) Managing compensated shock to prevent decompensated shock
D) Treating supraventricular tachycardia using cardioversion
C
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The source of lower gastrointestinal bleeding has been found in a patient during colonoscopy. Which of the following should the nurse expect as the next intervention?
A) Endoscopy B) Angiography C) Radionucleotide imaging D) Thermal coagulation
The amount of water that is eliminated with the urine is regulated by a complex mechanism within the nephron and influenced by a hormone from the posterior pituitary gland called
a. pitocin. b. rennin hormone. c. antidiuretic hormone. d. ACTH.
A nurse is having difficulty keeping up with the six assigned patients and serving on the ethics committee. In order to take charge of both personal and work life, the nurse focuses on improving physical energy by: (Select all that apply.)
a. telling herself, "I provide safe quality care and will provide this level of care to all my patients." b. taking a deep breath and remaining calm to develop patience. c. keeping a bottle of water available to consume a minimum of 24 ounces each shift. d. going into the nurse's break room every 90 minutes to eat a healthy snack and prioritize remaining care. e. enrolling in the hospital's fitness program, Nurses Need Nurturing.
The client requires vacuum extraction assistance. To provide easier access to the fetal head, the physician cuts a mediolateral episiotomy. After delivery, the client asks the nurse to describe the episiotomy. What does the nurse respond?
1. "The episiotomy goes straight back toward your rectum." 2. "The episiotomy is from your vagina toward the urethra." 3. "The episiotomy is cut diagonally away from your vagina." 4. "The episiotomy extends from your vagina into your rectum."