A patient has just had an arthroscopy. What is a nursing intervention that is necessary for the nurse to implement following an arthroscopy?
A) Wrap the joint in compression dressing.
B) Flex and lower the joint.
C) Extend and lower the joint.
D) Apply heat.
A
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The nurse explains that the COPP medical regimen for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease uses a combination of which drugs? (Select all that apply.)
a. Vincristine b. Cyclophosphamide c. Methotrexate d. Prednisone e. Procarbazine hydrochloride
Order: Avelox (moxifloxacin HCl) 400 mg IVPB daily for five days. The label on the IV reads moxifloxacin 400 mg/250 mL 0.9 % saline, give over 60 minutes. At how many milliliters per hour will you set the infusion pump?
1. 250 mL/h 2. 400 mL/h 3. 5 mL/h 4. 7 mL/h
What is a blackout?
a. It's another word for passing out after drinking too much
b. It's when someone temporarily loses their vision from drinking too much, a.k.a. "blind drunk"
c. It's when someone has had too much to drink and their mood goes from happy to very sad and depressed
d. It's when someone gets really drunk but still seems conscious and active, but they won't remember anything the next day
A young client has a breast lump that presents as a fluid-filled cyst and increases slightly in size premenstrually. The nurse would suspect the breast disorder of
a. a cyst. b. a papilloma. c. carcinoma. d. ductal hyperplasia.