The nurse working in an intensive care unit is alert to the development of acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The nurse would monitor which patients most closely for this complication?
1. A patient who sustained a severe chest contusion.
2. A patient hospitalized for treatment of drug overdose.
3. A patient who sustained severe head trauma.
4. A patient hospitalized for treatment of pneumonia.
5. A patient diagnosed with sepsis.
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1. "The next well-child checkup should be when she is 5 years old." 2. "The next well-child checkup should be when she is 30 months old." 3. "The next well-child checkup should be when she is 27 months old." 4. "The next well-child checkup should be when she is 3 years old."
Postoperative nursing care of the infant following surgical repair of a cleft lip would include:
a. Feeding the infant with a spoon to avoid sucking b. Positioning the infant on the abdomen to facilitate drainage c. Applying elbow restraints to protect the surgical area d. Providing minimal stimulation to prevent injury to the incision
The infection control officer recognizes the need for more instruction on surgical asepsis after observing a nurse:
a. facing the sterile field. b. placing a sterile dressing on a sterile field. c. touching the edges of the sterile field with sterile gloves. d. keeping gloved hands above the waist.
The ChooseMyPlate program was developed to replace MyFoodPyramid as a basic guide for buying food and meal preparations. This system was developed by the
a. Food and Drug Administration. b. 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Education Act. c. Referenced daily intakes (RDIs). d. U.S. Department of Agriculture.