The nurse is determining the MELD score for a patient waiting for a liver transplant. This score contains which criteria?
1. Time on the transplant list, INR, and bilirubin
2. Serum creatinine level, INR, and bilirubin
3. Quality of antigen match, AST, and ALT
4. Severity of illness, AST, ALT, and bilirubin
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Rationale 1: MELD does not consider time on the transplant list.
Rationale 2: The MELD score is calculated using the bilirubin, INR and Creatinine.
Rationale 3: These are not criteria of the MELD score.
Rationale 4: These are not criteria of the MELD score.
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The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with a diagnosis of serotonin syndrome. Which will most likely be included in the plan of treatment?
a. Antihypertensive medications b. Intravenous therapy c. Large doses of antianxiety medications d. Sedatives
The nurse noted that 15 people became very ill while eating at the school banquet for the basketball team. To calculate the rate of illness, what other fact does the nurse need?
A. How many athletes were honored for being on the team B. How many parents and family members attended the banquet C. How many people ate at the banquet D. What foods were served at the banquet E. Who prepared and served the food at the banquet
What is the most recognized and widely used database of published nursing practice literature?
a. National Guideline Clearinghouse b. Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature c. MEDLINE (PubMed) d. National Institute of Nursing Research