The nurse is preparing to assess the apical pulse, which is found in the ____________________th intercostal space
Fill in the blank with correct word
ANS: 5
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The nurse is preparing to see an adolescent patient to assess his relationships with others. What should the nurse do when conducting this assessment?
1. Let the parents know the nurse will share the information with them after the exam. 2. Provide separate time to communicate with both the adolescent and the parents. 3. Avoid asking the parents their opinions of the adolescent's friends. 4. Tell the parents they are not allowed to come into the examination room.
A patient is prescribed furosemide (Lasix), a loop diuretic, for treatment of congestive heart failure. The patient is at risk for which electrolyte imbalance associated with use of this drug?
a. Hypocalcemia b. Hypokalemia c. Hypomagnesemia d. Hypophosphatemia
Application of which of these medications on a burn wound can prevent the drying of the wound?
a. povidone-iodine (Betadine) c. gentamicin (Garamycin) b. bacitracin (Baci-guent) d. neomycin (Myci-guent)
In understanding the growth fraction as it pertains to the success of chemotherapy, the nurse knows that the growth fraction is a ratio of
1. the number of replicating cells to the number of active cells. 2. the number of non-replicating cells to the active cells. 3. the number of replicating cells to the number of resting cells. 4. The number of non-replicating cells to the number of resting cells.