When monitoring the fluid intake of an average adult patient over a 24-hour period, a nurse should expect the patient to consume between
1. 500 and 1200 mL of fluid
2. 1200 and 1500 mL of fluid
3. 1500 and 2500 mL of fluid
4. 2500 and 3500 mL of fluid
ANS: 3
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According to Dr. Leonard, four limitations that affect caregivers are
b. effective communication. e. fatigue. c. multi-tasking. f. positive self-talk.
During morning care, a UAP notes that thick green drainage is seeping around the appliance of a client's new ostomy. What should the UAP have been instructed to do?
1. Clean around the drainage. 2. Remove the ostomy appliance and cover the stoma with toilet tissue. 3. Perform complete ostomy care. 4. Report the drainage to the nurse.
Which of the following statements regarding IO cannulation and infusionis correct
A. The IO route is reserved for select medications and certain blood products. B. Medication absorption occurs more slowly through the IO space than through the IV route. C. The IO space remains patent, even when peripheral veins have collapsed. D. IO infusion should only be attempted in children younger than 6 years of age
A possible nursing diagnosis shared among persons with fever, increased urinary output, diarrhea, diaphoresis, ileostomy, or fistula would be:
a. activity intolerance. b. fluid volume deficit. c. altered tissue perfusion. d. altered nutrition: less than body requirements.