To prevent a postlumbar puncture headache, the patient is instructed to lie flat for at least:
1. 8 hours.
2. 6 hours.
3. 4 hours.
4. 2 hours.
2
Six hours is the optimum time in which the CSF fluid is regenerated to its prepuncture level.
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The client has no spontaneous respirations, pupils are dilated and not responsive to light, EEG is flat, and the client has no reflexes. The client cannot be aroused, and has no response to stimulation. There has been no change in the client's condition for the past three days, and he is not receiving a controlled substance. The nurse recognizes that this client is: 1. Comatose. 2. In a vegetative state. 3. Brain-dead. 4. Obtunded.
On entering the room of a child in Buck's traction, the nurse makes all of the following observations. Which observation requires a nursing intervention?
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What are categories of inadequate documentation that may lead to a malpractice claim? (Select all that apply.)
a. Incorrectly recording the time of an event b. Failing to record verbal orders c. Charting events in advance d. Documenting an incorrect date e. Marking out and initialing charting errors
Which of the following statements suggests that the use of mobile devices in the health care setting can enhance patient care?
1. Personal access to patient's home address 2. Portable devices have a finite amount of space to receive instantaneous lab results. 3. The elimination of paper copies of lab reports 4. The elimination of a unit secretary position since all data is housed on the mobile device