An older adult patient has presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 12-hour history of copious bloody diarrhea. Following the appropriate assessments, what intervention should the ED nurse prioritize?
A) Position the patient in the Trendelenburg position to maximize cerebral perfusion.
B) Establish intravenous access to administer fluid replacement.
C) Immobilize the patient to minimize metabolic activity.
D) Administer oral ferrous sulfate.
B
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(Record your answer using a whole number.) ____ mg/dose
The nurse who bases practice on the theory of unitary human beings will focus on which set of concepts?
1. Caring factors, transpersonal caring relationships, and caring moments/situations. 2. Regulator, cognator, stimuli, and adaptation. 3. Energy fields, universe of open systems, pattern, and pandimensionality. 4. Self-care deficit, self-care agency, and therapeutic self-care demand.
A surgeon prescribes potassium chloride 20 mEq by mouth for a patient with a nasogastric (NG) tube for gastric drainage. How should the nurse proceed?
1) Seek clarification from the surgeon about the medication order. 2) Clamp the NG tube while administering the dose by mouth. 3) Instill the medication through the NG tube. 4) Withhold the oral potassium chloride elixir.
The nurse is performing a medical history and physical assessment for a client. Which assessment findings lead the nurse to conclude that the client is at risk for development of osteoporosis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Client is a white woman with a body mass index (BMI) of 19.4. b. Client fractured her wrist badly in a fall last year. c. Client drinks at least four cans of diet cola every day. d. Client does tai chi exercises for 45 minutes every morning. e. Client has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years. f. Client has taken estrogen (Premarin) 0.625 mg daily since menopause.