What criteria would you use to suggest a change from enteral to parenteral nutrition?
If the GI tract becomes unusable because of bleeding, obstruction, etc.
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The four universal concepts that are central to nursing practice are:
a. person, nurse, health, and environment. b. person, physician, health, and environment. c. person, nurse, health, and culture. d. person, nurse, environment, and culture.
The nurse is providing education to a client with a neurocognitive development disorder. Which statement by the client requires further follow up by the nurse?
A) "The specific gene has been identified that caused my disorder." B) "Maternal health can play a role in the development of disorders like mine." C) "Sometimes copy error mutations occur and result in a disorder in cognition." D) "The advanced age of my parents might have played a role in my condition."
The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving vincristine (Oncovin), a plant alkaloid chemotherapeutic agent, to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The nurse observes that the patient has difficulty walking
What action will the nurse take? a. Ask about numbness or tingling in the fingers and toes. b. Assess heart rate and blood pressure to evaluate for orthostatic hypotension. c. Assess the temperature to evaluate for infection. d. Request an order for a complete blood count and electrolytes.
Which of the following is classified as an anticoagulant?
a. Digoxin b. Dobutamine c. Heparin d. Lorazepam