When assessing a postpartum patient who was diagnosed with a cervical laceration which has been repaired, what sign should the nurse report as a possible development of hypovolemic shock?
A) Warm and flushed skin
B) Weak and rapid pulse
C) Elevated blood pressure
D) Decreased respiratory rate
Ans: B
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A) Bismuth B) Pepto-Bismol C) Psyllium D) Opioids
Several nursing students are creating a poster on the mechanism of the heart. What structure would they label as separating the right half of the heart from the left?
A) Auricle B) Bundle of His C) Syncytia D) Septum
When caring for a client with a dissociative disorder, the mental health nurse knows that the family must be included in the plan of care. What is an appropriate outcome for the family of a client with a dissociative disorder?
A) Demonstrates unconditional support of the client and of the family unit B) Verbalizes realistic expectations for the client's behavior and treatment process C) Willingly participates in pharmacotherapy of the client D) Supports the client in all stages of recovery process including cure
A nurse is involved in an ethical decision-making process involving a client who does not wish to have blood products delivered to her because of her religion
Her lab values are dangerously low and without the blood, the client is likely to go into shock. The nurse at the ethics committee meeting states that "the client should have the blood regardless of her reasons as without it she may die. The committee should act disregarding the client's wishes as she doesn't know what is best for her." This represents what kind of fallacy? A) Arguing that because everybody does something, that something must be good B) Making someone accept the conclusion of another based on force alone C) Appealing to inappropriate authority to justify a decision D) Refusing to allow evidence to be shared if it contradicts one's personal position