Which of the following information should a nurse obtain from a client before performing a venipuncture?
A) The client's age and sex
B) The client's work environment and lifestyle
C) The client's dietary preferences
D) The client's nondominant hand
D
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An infant in the NICU with acrodermatitis enteropathica is experiencing a scaly rash and failure to thrive. Which trace mineral should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this client?
a. Zinc b. Iron c. Copper d. Selenium
To adequately teach patients about the process of labor, the nurse knows that which event is the best indicator of true labor?
a. Bloody show b. Cervical dilation and effacement c. Fetal descent into the pelvic inlet d. Uterine contractions every 7 minutes
The IOM report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health contained all of the following messages about the roles nurses should play EXCEPT
A. Be full partners, with physicians and other healthcare professionals, in redesigning healthcare in the United States B. Maintain command-and-control management over nurse assistants C. Achieve higher levels of education D. Practice to the full extent of their training and education
You are working on a memory care unit and answer the phone. It is a physician who tells you he has just left town for vacation and is about to lose cell service. He forgot to order critically important monitoring labs for a resident. He requires you to take the order before the cell signal is lost. What would you do?
What will be an ideal response?