A client asks what food may be eaten before obtaining a stool specimen for occult blood. The nurse tells the client to eat:
A. Fish
B. Apples
C. Red meats
D. Green, leafy vegetables
B
A, B, C, and D. Diets rich in meats, green leafy vegetables, poultry, and fish may produce false-positive results.
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The best nursing diagnosis for this family is: 1. Parental Role Conflict related to protecting the child. 2. Hopelessness related to the child's deteriorating condition. 3. Anxiety related to the critical care unit environment. 4. Family Coping: Compromised, related to the child's critical injury.
When performing the physical examination of a child with c, which of the following would the nurse expect to assess?
A) Dullness over the lung fields B) Increased diaphragmatic excursion C) Decreased tactile fremitus D) Hyperresonance over the liver
A postoperative patient who had surgery for a perforated gastric ulcer has been receiving nasogastric suction for 3 days. The patient now has a serum sodium level of 127 mEq/L (127 mmol/L). Which prescribed therapy should the nurse question?
a. Infuse 5% dextrose in water at 125 mL/hr. b. Administer IV morphine sulfate 4 mg every 2 hours PRN. c. Give IV metoclopramide (Reglan) 10 mg every 6 hours PRN for nausea. d. Administer 3% saline if serum sodium decreases to less than 128 mEq/L.
Which of the following is the most common route of lower respiratory tract infection?
a. Aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions b. Inhalation of microorganisms c. Microorganisms spread to the lung via blood d. Poor mucous membrane protection