A pregnant woman is admitted to the CCU after a traumatic incident. The nurse is concerned that the patient may be having significant and unidentified blood loss. Which assessment findings could indicate significant blood loss?
A) Slightly decreased hemoglobin and hematocrit
B) Urine output less than 40 mL/hr
C) Elevated creatinine and urea clearance rates
D) Slightly low serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen
B
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A patient is admitted to the emergency department and is unconscious as a result of a head injury. The patient's intracranial pressure is increased. What type of diuretic will the nurse most likely administer to the patient?
A) Loop diuretic B) Potassium-sparing diuretic C) Thiazide diuretic D) Osmotic diuretic
A baby is born with blood type AB. The father is type A and the mother is type B. The father asks why the baby has a blood type different from that of his parents. The nurse's answer should be based on the knowledge that:
a. both A and B blood types are dominant. b. the baby has a mutation of the parents' blood types. c. type A is recessive and links more easily with type B. d. types A and B are recessive when linked together.
Within the past month, there has been a change in the nursing documentation requirements at the hospital. The nurses have been trained in the new requirements and are documenting as requested, with the exception of one nurse
This nurse has been unable to attend any of the documentation in-service meetings and has been too busy to attend a private training session with the nurse manager. Meanwhile, she continues to use the old documentation process. What do the nurse's actions illustrate? 1) Unfreezing 2) Active resistance 3) Passive resistance 4) Comfort zone
Public health nursing is a specialty because
1. It has a distinct focus and scope of practice and requires a special knowledge base. 2. It must be done by a registered nurse with a master's degree. 3. It is focused on disadvantaged citizens. 4. Interventions are made at the acute care level.