Cold affects the body by
A. increasing edema.
B. causing vasoconstriction.
C. improving circulation.
D. causing vasodilation.
Answer: B
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When documenting in a patient's chart, the nurse should:
a. include speculation. b. chart consecutively. c. leave blank spaces. d. include retaliatory comments.
Appropriate information for the nurse to give a patient with lower back pain who is being discharged from the hospital would be:
A) Bend often to exercise the back. B) Stay in bed for 1 week. C) Limit sitting to 20 to 50 minutes. D) Engage in conditioning exercises as soon as possible.
When the emergency room physician refuses to report a suspected child abuse case, the nurse should:
a. Notify hospital authorities b. Report it c. Notify the hospital chaplain d. Call the police
The nurse has just injected insulin subcutaneously into the client's abdomen. What action should the nurse take at this point?
1. Massage the site to encourage absorption. 2. Leave the needle embedded in the client's skin for 5 seconds after administration. 3. Remove the needle rapidly by pulling it quickly from the skin. 4. Cover the injection site with a pressure dressing for at least 15 minutes or until the bleb disappears.