List the signs and symptoms of leukemia
What will be an ideal response?
Low-grade fever
Pallor
Bruises easily
Leg and joint pain
Listlessness
Enlargement of the lymph nodes
Abdominal pain
Petechiae
Purpura
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An elderly patient in the ICU is receiving intravenous opioid analgesia for pain. The nurse observes that the patient's respiratory rate has decreased to 8 breaths per minute. Which nursing intervention would be most appropriate?
A) Administer naloxone intravenously very slowly. B) Administer diazepam immediately. C) Increase the dose of opioid. D) Massage the patient's feet to stimulate her breathing.
A 68-year-old patient is being admitted with a possible stroke. Which information from the assessment indicates that the nurse should consult with the health care provider before giving the prescribed aspirin?
a. The patient has dysphasia. b. The patient has atrial fibrillation. c. The patient reports that symptoms began with a severe headache. d. The patient has a history of brief episodes of right-sided hemiplegia.
Which of the following is believed necessary for persons to survive illness or difficult times?
1. a sense of peace with the self and the world 2. a sense of well-being 3. medical care 4. hope
Which is the most effective pattern of palpation for breast cancer?
A) Beginning at the nipple, make an ever-enlarging spiral. B) Divide the breast into quadrants and inspect each systematically. C) Examine in lines resembling the back and forth pattern of mowing a lawn. D) Beginning at the nipple, palpate outward in a stripe pattern.