You go to assess D.W. What do you need to include in your assessment?
What will be an ideal response?
The assessment needs to focus on determining which complication is present. Hypovolemia is
accompanied by diaphoresis and dizziness. Citrate toxicity causes hypocalcemia, manifested by
headache, muscle twitching, nausea, vomiting, paresthesias, and dizziness.
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You are the nurse manager for a not-for-profit health service for the homeless and for drug users in an impoverished neighborhood. As the manager, your concern about sustainability is related to:
a. The possibility of violence. b. An increase in prescription drugs available for abuse. c. Decisions of the public board. d. An increase in uncompensated care events.
The act of being responsible for the actions or inactions of yourself and of others in nursing is:
a. accountability. c. assignment. b. authority. d. delegation.
A nurse asks you to inspect a person's closet and drawers. To protect yourself, you should:
a. Refuse to do it b. Ask the nurse to do it instead c. Ask a co-worker to be present with you during the inspection d. Ask the family to inspect the closet and drawers themselves
While educating the client with class II cardiac disease, at 28 weeks gestation, the nurse instructs the client to notify the physician if she experiences which of the following conditions?
A) Emotional stress at work B) Increased dyspnea while resting C) Mild pedal and ankle edema D) Weight gain of 1 pound in 1 week