A nurse is caring for a client who is being given an aminoglycoside for a bacterial infection. The nurse can aid in minimizing the risk of aminoglycoside toxicity by performing which of the following actions?
Answer: Monitoring the serum drug levels.
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The nurses are preparing the healthcare facility for clients injured in an explosion. While understanding the characteristics of explosives, what would be the focus of the facility?
A) Preparing the operating room B) Arranging a temporary morgue C) Mobilizing supplies to the emergency department D) Contacting law enforcement for crowd control
The surgical unit nurse is developing a postoperative plan of care. In which client's plan of care would the nurse document interventions of coughing and deep breathing, gastrointestinal assessment, and effective regulation of temperature?
A) A client with gastrointestinal surgery and general anesthesia B) A client having a knee replacement and regional anesthesia C) A client having lower extremity muscle repair and spinal anesthesia D) A client with spinal stenosis and a regional nerve blockade
While assessing your patient, you know to identify health patterns and if these health patterns are achieving their goals. If you find that the patient's health patterns are not achieving their goals, then what are you, as the nurse, obligated to do?
A) Seek ways to promote balance. B) Create an opportunity for social balance. C) Identify alternative forms of care. D) Provide insight into the physiologic failings of the system.
The nurse caring for older adults in a nursing home keeps in mind the factors predisposing older adults to fluid and electrolyte imbalances when planning care. Which of the following accurately describe these factors? Select all that apply
A) Increased renal functioning B) Depressed thirst mechanism C) Atypical or subtle confusion D) Self-medication with analgesics E) Decreased elasticity of skin F) Incontinence