Which ECG change from baseline should alert the nurse to the development of hypercalce-mia?
A. Inverted T waves
B. Prominent U wave
C. Absent P wave
D. Shortened ST segment
D
Hypercalcemia affects cardiac depolarization and contractility, inducing wide T waves and shortened ST segments.
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A registered nurse, who has practiced for more than 20 years and has had a lot of experience caring for postsurgical patients, was questioned by a student nurse about why many nurses do not give the full amount of pain medication ordered by surgeons
The nurse replied that the literature shows that many nurses do not give the full amount of pain medication because they: a. do not believe that the patient is experiencing that much pain. b. do not want to contribute to pain medication addiction. c. believe that limiting the amount of pain medication lowers costs. d. are concerned about drug interactions with pain medication and other postsurgical medications.
The nurse is reviewing medications prescribed for patients with open-angle glaucoma. Which medication should the nurse question?
1. timolol (Timoptic), beta-adrenergic blocker, for a 60-year-old with congestive heart failure (CHF) 2. dorzolamide (Trusopt), a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, for a patient with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 3. acetazolamide (Diamox) for a 20-year-old male 4. brimonidine (Alphagan), an adrenergic agonist, for a healthy 40-year-old
A comprehensive assessment is usually done
a. upon admission to a health care facility b. upon discharge from a health care facility c. to focus in-depth on a particular health care problem d. to provide systematic monitoring and observation related to specific problems
What assessments should the nurse make when checking an infusing IV?
What will be an ideal response?