The needle size most commonly used in infants and the elderly is _____ guage.
a. 16
b. 23
c. 35
d. 21
b. 23
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The nurse, while driving home from work, stops to render aid at the scene of an accident. Which of the following would demonstrate appropriate nursing action?
1. Provide all the care you assess that the client needs in order to save her life. 2. Do nothing and stay with the victims until help arrives. 3. Give first aid based on the nurse's competency and nurse practice act. 4. Leave the scene if it appears the client needs help the nurse can't provide, and call 911.
In reviewing the laboratory report of white blood cell count with differential for a client receiving chemotherapy for cancer, all of the following results are listed. Which laboratory finding should alert the nurse to the possibility of sepsis?
A. The total white blood cell count is 9000/mm3. B. The lymphocytes outnumber the basophils. C. The "bands" outnumber the "segs." D. The monocyte count is 1800/mm3.
The nurse understands that the proper solution for administration of amphotericin B (Fungizone) is:
a. normal saline. c. Ringer's lactate. b. dextrose 5% in water. d. any sterile IV solution.
Areas addressed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act (HIPAA) include:
a. simplifying healthcare claims b. developing standards for data transmission c. implementing privacy regulations d. all of the above e. B and C only