What instruction should be included in the teaching plan for a client with a permanent pacemaker?
A. Baths are not permitted; take only showers.
B. Report pulse rates lower than your pacemaker setting.
C. If you feel weak, apply pressure over your generator for 30 seconds.
D. Have your pacemaker turned off before having magnetic resonance imaging test-ing.
B
The client should be instructed to report changes in heart rate or rhythm, such as rates lower than the pacemaker setting or more than 100 beats/min.
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A) Confusion B) Obtunded C) Stupor D) Coma
A psychiatric nurse with 3 years of inpatient experience has been assigned to work in a medication
follow-up clinic beginning Monday. The clinic sees culturally diverse clients. To prepare for work in the clinic it would be advisable for the nurse to a. review the literature on cultural differences in client responses to psychotropic medications. b. read a handbook on the various health beliefs of members of diverse cultures. c. contact the clinical nurse specialist for guidelines for cultural competence. d. take a course in psychopharmacology.
While donning sterile gloves, the nurse notices the edges of the glove package are slightly yellow. The yellow area is more than 1 inch away from the gloves and only appears to be on the outside of the glove package
What is the best action for the nurse to take at this point? a. Continue using the gloves inside the package because the package is intact. b. Remove gloves from the sterile field and use a new pair of sterile gloves. c. Throw all supplies away that were to be used and begin again. d. Use the gloves and make sure the yellow edges of the package do not touch the client.
____________________ is a method of treatment that uses an electric shock to reverse disorganized activity in the heart during cardiac arrest.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).