When preparing to remove a dressing, the nurse should don __________ gloves
ANS:
clean
To remove a dressing, clean gloves are appropriate.
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A woman requests a pudendal block to manage her labor pain. What statement by the woman indicates a need for further explanation about the pudendal block?
a. "I'm having a contraction. Can I get the pudendal block now?" b. "I'll get the pudendal block right before I deliver." c. "The nurse midwife will insert the needles into my vagina." d. "It takes a few minutes after the medicine is administered to make me feel numb."
Which is one of the "Ten Commandments of Case Management During Hospitalization"?
a. Begin discharge planning on the day of hospitalization. b. Keep an older adult in the hospital as long as necessary. c. Accept the hospital discharge planner's (HDP) proposal for discharge. d. Assist hospital personnel to focus on the admission complaint.
The nurse is reviewing with a group of student nurses that the normal adult body temperature has an average normal range in different body areas. What is the range of normal temperatures by the axillary route?
A) 35.5°C–37.5°C (95.9°F–99.5°F) B) 36.6°C–38°C (97.9°F–100.4°F) C) 34.7°C–37.3°C (94.5°F–99.1°F) D) 35.8°C–38°C (96.4°F–100.4°F)
The patient is receiving hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide) as well as digoxin (Lanoxin). Which lab result would the nurse recognize as most significant?
1. ALT level of 35 units/L 2. Sodium level of 140 mEq/L 3. Potassium level of 2.9 mEq/L 4. BUN level of 20 mg/dl