Carl has ingested an overdose of Tylenol. The nurse will anticipate which of the following interventions?
A) urine alkalinization
B) activated charcoal administration
C) N-acetylcysteine administration
D) hemodialysis
C
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A woman 2 weeks past her expected delivery date is receiving an oxytocin infusion to induce labor and begins to have contractions every 90 seconds. What is the nurse's initial action?
a. Stop the oxytocin infusion. b. Continue the infusion and report the findings to the physician. c. Turn her on her left side and reassess the contractions. d. Administer oxygen by mask.
A child who weighs 35 lb needs chloral hydrate (Aquachloral) for sedation prior to a medical procedure. What dose should this child receive?
A. 150 mg B. 450 mg C. 1,000 mg D. 1,500 mg
A nurse is developing a one-stop service to meet the needs of a vulnerable group. Which of the following would the nurse most likely create?
a. Wrap-around services where mental ser-vices are linked b. Giving all immunizations on a single clinic visit c. Providing multiple services during a single clinic visit d. Providing free services to the medically indigent
During standard preoperative testing, a nurse notices that a patient's urine has an elevated specific gravity. This finding is an indication that this patient is at risk for
1. Dehydration. 2. Anemia. 3. Ischemia. 4. Impaired renal function.