The nurse is preparing to obtain initial vital signs on a client with seizure activity of unknown etiology. Which method should the nurse use to obtain the temperature?
A. Oral.
B. Axillary.
C. Tympanic.
D. Rectal.
Answer: D
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A) Active listening B) Paraphrasing C) Nonverbal messages D) Rapport
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A) Simple urinalysis, acute bacterial prostatitis B) Ultrasound of the prostate, chronic bacterial prostatitis C) Fluid intake and output (I&O), acute bacterial prostatitis D) Special clean-catch with prostatic secretions, chronic bacterial prostatitis
The nurse is preparing intravenous fluids for a patient with hypernatremia. Which of the following types of fluids would be indicated for this patient?
1. 5% dextrose and 0.45% normal saline 2. 10% dextrose in water 3. 0.45% normal saline 4. Lactated Ringer's
A male client is receiving chemotherapy for lung cancer. He asks the nurse how the drug will work. Which of the following is the correct response of the nurse?
A) "Chemotherapy affects all rapidly dividing cells." B) "Structure of the DNA is altered." C) "Chemotherapy encourages cancer cells to divide." D) "Cancer cells have susceptible drug toxins."