After a noncontrast CT scan, she is diagnosed with a thrombolytic CVA. The physician writes the orders
shown in the chart.
What will be an ideal response?
Outline a plan of care for implementing these orders.
Maintaining a patent airway is essential to support oxygenation and cerebral perfusion, so first place
N.T. on oxygen. Then, because the dose of the tPA is based on N.T.'s weight, obtaining an accurate
weight is critical. After the weight is obtained, the lab work can be performed, and the intravenous
(IV) infusion can be started. The baseline neurologic assessment and vital signs can be obtained
before starting the tPA infusion. Place N.T. on NPO status.
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Which theorist believed that personality development was based on task mastery?
a. Sigmund Freud b. Erik Erikson c. Jean Piaget d. Friedrich Nietzsche
Which option reflects the "authority" approach to knowledge development?
1. The nurses on the unit have used a variety of approaches to a client care problem, trying to find one that is effective. 2. A nurse approaches a client care situation in a specific manner because "that is what seems to be the best thing to do.". 3. When asked why client care is organized in the current manner the nurse manager states, "We've always done it that way.". 4. When faced with a question regarding provision of nursing care, the nurse consults a nursing textbook for instruction.
PICOT is the acronym for components of clinical foreground questions
A) True B) False
The nurse is reviewing some medication administration orders for her clients. Which drug administration abbreviations are matched correctly with their definitions? (Select all that apply.)
1. hs—hour of sleep/bedtime 2. ac—after meals; after eating 3. prn—when needed/necessary 4. qid—three times per day 5. pc—before meals