The patient requires close monitoring during the first 24 hours after receiving thrombolytic therapy. What is the priority nursing intervention?
1. Monitor level of consciousness.
2. Administer pain medications.
3. Monitor for decreased output.
4. Monitor for pulmonary emboli.
Answer: 1
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1. "Because both my husband and I carry the trait but do not have the disease, I don't need to have prenatal testing because my baby will also be a carrier." 2. "Because both my husband and I are both carriers, I don't need to have prenatal testing because all of our children will have the disease. 3. "When I become pregnant, I need to have an amniocentesis or other prenatal test to determine whether my baby is affected with sickle-cell disease." 4. "There is no use undergoing prenatal testing as sickle-cell anemia cannot be diagnosed prenatally."
The responsibility of developing the unit culture for evidence-based practice belongs to the:
a. staff nurses. b. unit manager. c. medical director. d. chief executive officer.
The pediatric nurse educator is preparing a teaching plan for seizure prevention for parents of children with seizures. Which of the following can trigger seizures? Select all that apply
a. Fever b. Video games c. Sleep deprivation d. Food allergens e. Mood-altering substances
The nurse is planning care for four postoperative patients. The nurse determines that the patient who is most likely to develop postoperative complications is the patient who is:
a. 36 years old with a history of controlled diabetes. b. 52 years old with a history of hypothy-roidism. c. 45 years old with a history of a myocardial infarction (MI). d. 79 years old with mild osteoarthritis.