When the nurse is evaluating the fluid balance for a patient admitted for hypervolemia associated with multiple draining wounds, the most accurate assessment to include is:
a) Skin turgor
b) Daily weight
c) Presence of edema
Ans: b) Daily weight
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A woman scheduled for a simple mastectomy in one week is having her preoperative education provided by the clinic nurse. What educational intervention will be of primary importance to prevent hemorrhage in the postoperative period?
A) Limit her intake of green leafy vegetables. B) Increase her water intake to 8 glasses per day. C) Stop taking aspirin. D) Have nothing by mouth for 6 hours before surgery.
Topical miconazole is the drug of choice for the treatment of which problem(s)? You may select more than one answer
1. Systemic pulmonary aspergillosis 2. Catheter-related fungal infections 3. Central nervous system fungal invasions 4. Cutaneous candidiasis 5. Vulvovaginal candidiasis
The nurse is assisting with applanation tonometry on a patient at the ophthalmologist's office. The results indicate the patient's reading to be 15 mm Hg. The nurse interprets this result as _____ IOP
a. decreased b. normal c. slightly increased d. severely increased
The enhancement or action of one drug by another drug is called:
A. potentiation. B. serum sickness. C. synergism.