____________________ of the body weight is water.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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The nurse notes that the patient has an extensive list of allergies. What is the nurse's priority action when administering the immune globulin? A) Perform a hepatitis A antibody check. B) Monitor the patient carefully and have emergency equipment ready if needed. C) Apply ice to the injection site to slow the absorption of the serum. D) Give the patient aspirin and a corticosteroid before the injection to modulate reaction.
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis who is having trouble eating. What would the nurse advise this client to improve his oral intake?
A) Eat warm food and drink warm liquids. B) Eat soft, bland foods and drink cool liquids. C) Avoid spicy foods and drink warm liquids. D) Eat soft, bland foods and drink warm liquids.
A patient admitted to the hospital has been using phenylephrine nasal spray [Neo-Synephrine], 2 sprays every 4 hours, for a week. The patient complains that the medication is not working, be-cause the nasal congestion has increased
What will the nurse do? a. Request an order for an oral decongestant to replace the intranasal phenylephrine. b. Request an order for an intranasal gluco-corticoid to be used while the phenyleph-rine is withdrawn. c. Tell the patient to increase the dose of phenylephrine to 4 sprays every 4 hours. d. Tell the patient to stop using the pheny-lephrine and begin using an intranasal an-tihistamine.
A client complains of pain that is a generalized dull, throbbing, or aching pain. What type of pain does the nurse document that this client is experiencing?
1. Visceral pain 2. Acute pain 3. Somatic pain 4. Neuropathic pain