Only a physician can prescribe chemical restraints
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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The nurse caring for a client in restraints can delegate which of the following activities to an unlicensed assistive personnel? (Select all that apply.)
a. Assistance with ADLs b. Massaging reddened areas under the restraint c. Providing for food and elimination d. Range of motion, both active and passive e. Turning and repositioning
The client is receiving heparin therapy for a pulmonary embolism. Which partial thrombop-lastin times indicates to the nurse that anticoagulation is adequate?
A. The client's PPT is the same as the control value. B. The client's PPT is one half the control value. C. The client's PPT is 5 times the control value. D. The client's PPT is twice the control value.
When instructing a client on cleaning the ear, the nurse should instruct the client to clean:
1. only the outer ear. 2. all the way to the middle ear. 3. all parts of the ear outer, middle, and inner ear. 4. just the tympanic membrane.
The physician orders potassium chloride (KCL) intravenous (IV) for the patient. The nurse administers this drug intravenous (IV) push. What will be the most likely outcome for this patient?
1. The patient will most likely experience cardiac arrest. 2. The patient will not experience adverse effects if the push was given slowly. 3. The patient will most likely experience tissue necrosis at the injection site. 4. The patient will most likely experience renal failure.