When developing the plan of care for a child with burns requiring fluid replacement therapy, which of the following would the nurse expect to include?
A) Administration of colloid initially followed by a crystalloid
B) Determination of fluid replacement based on the type of burn
C) Administration of most of the volume during the first 8 hours
D) Monitoring of hourly urine output to achieve less than 1 mL/kg/hour
C
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another child and begins to slap her. The best action for the nurse to take is to a. tell the boy's mother to take him home immediately. b. direct him to stop, then comfort the other child. c. call for emergency assistance from other staff. d. take him to a room with toys to act out feelings.
The nurse knows that as persons grow from childhood to adulthood, they respond to the realization that they are an autonomous being and therefore capable of controlling themselves. This realization forms what?
A) Patterns of thinking B) Patterns of behavior C) Secondary traits D) Core traits
During diet teaching with a client diagnosed with diabetes, the nurse should instruct that the most prevalent monosaccharide is
1. fructose. 2. galactose. 3. corn syrup. 4. glucose.
You have activated the EMS system. When should you hang up the phone?
a. After telling what happened b. After giving your location c. After telling how many people need help d. After the operator hangs up