What laboratory values should the nurse report to the credentialed practitioner immediately when caring for a patient who had a cesarean birth yesterday?
1. White blood count of 25,000
2. Hematocrit of 29%
3. Blood urea nitrogen of 16
4. Sodium of 135
4. Sodium of 135
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The nurse is teaching parents and an adolescent who has a chronic condition to transition the adolescent to health care for a young adult. What challenges might the parents and adolescent face?
1. The adolescent and parents might be anxious for this transition. 2. The adolescent and parents are not ready to end the current relationship. 3. Adult health care providers are willing to accept adolescents with chronic conditions. 4. Once the adolescent reaches 21 years of age, he automatically will be insured.
Regardless of her obstetric status, no woman should be discharged from the recovery area until she has completely recovered from the effects of anesthesia and has been cleared by a member of the anesthesia care team
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The nurse is assessing the medication history of a patient with an enlarged prostate. The nurse would inquire about the use of which herbal supplement?
1. Ginkgo 2. Saw palmetto 3. Green tea 4. Fish oil
The nurse is contributing to a plan of care for a patient who has heart failure. What should be the major goal of nursing management for this patient?
a. Increase fluid intake. b. Reduce the workload of the heart. c. Increase venous return to the heart. d. Promote a decrease in cardiac output.