During the second stage of recovery from a spinal cord injury, your nursing priority would be to
A) minimize urinary retention.
B) prevent contractures.
C) prevent hypothermia and hyperthermia.
D) maintain respiratory function.
B
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The child weighs 32 lb. According to your calculation, the dose to be given twice a day is ____________________ mg, for each of the two doses.
A nurse assessing a patient's cognition will include which elements as part of the assessment? Select all that apply
1. Humor 2. Insight 3. Memory 4. Judgment 5. Fund of knowledge
A nurse explains to a patient with cancer why it is difficult to achieve 100% cell kill to cure cancer with chemotherapy. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?
a. "It is necessary to continue giving the same dose of chemotherapeutic agents throughout therapy, even if toxicity oc-curs." b. "Symptoms of cancer often disappear be-fore all malignant cells are eradicated." c. "The immune system attacks chemothe-rapeutic agents and renders them impo-tent." d. "The immune system often fails to recog-nize cancer cells as foreign."
During your first visit to the home, you should check for
A. the client's valuables. B. safety factors. C. pets. D. bills that are due.