The nurse is planning immediate postoperative care for an infant after a cleft-lip repair. Which of the following should the plan include?
A) Encourage use of pacifier after surgery.
B) Allow the infant to be as active as possible after surgery.
C) Pain medication should be given on a routine basis.
D) Crying is good for the infant to decrease risk of pneumonia after anesthetic.
C
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A student asks the physiology instructor how the kidneys control body fluid composition. The instructor explains that the kidneys, by actively removing solutes from the capillary system for excretion in the urine, perform a process called what?
A) Glomerular filtration B) Tubular reabsorption C) Tubular secretion D) Tubular metabolism
A nurse works in a long-term care facility where many of the residents have osteoporosis. For which resident would alendronate (Fosamax) be contraindicated?
a. A patient on a continuous tube feeding b. A wheelchair-bound patient c. A patient over the age of 85 d. A male patient
The nurse is reviewing the function of aldosterone with a group of nursing students. To what level of electrolytes in the body would the mineralocorticoid hormone aldosterone respond?
1 . Low levels of calcium 2 . Low levels of sodium 3 . High levels of chloride 4 . High levels of potassium A) 1, 2 B) 1, 3 C) 2, 4 D) 3, 4
Which of the following nursing behaviors are included in the levels of nursing actions within Level 1? (Select all that apply.)
a. Confronts conflict b. Uses client's correct name c. Maintains eye contact d. Adopts open posture e. Responds to cues