The nurse is caring for a client on a PCA pump with morphine. Which of the following medications should the nurse have readily available?
A)
Normal saline
B)
Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
C)
Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
D)
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl)
B
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Which group established a standard of professional performance focused on the nurse's collaboration with clients, families, and other healthcare professionals?
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing 2. The National League for Nursing 3. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing 4. The American Nurses Association
A patient is diagnosed with damage to the spinothalamic tract of the spinal cord. Which of the following will be a manifestation of this damage?
1. muscle spasms 2. unusual amount of pain 3. ataxia 4. vertigo
The responsibility of the nurse caring for a victim of child abuse in the emergency room would include which of the following?
A) Prohibiting parents from visiting until more facts are obtained B) Prohibiting the babysitter from staying to offer support C) Suggesting to the attending physician that the child be admitted for observation D) Asking the child what was happening that led to the abuse
A patient has frank bleeding of the rectum. How does the healthcare professional document this finding?
a. Melena b. Hematochezia c. Occult bleeding d. Hematemesis