What is the most appropriate method for controlling bleeding at this wound site?
What will be an ideal response?
A heavy dressing of sterile gauze sponges applied over the site with light pressure should be
sufficient. "Oozing" will usually subside or diminish considerably with heavy dressing and a little time.
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A nurse is ready to take the temperature of an adult patient rectally. The nurse's realizes that rectal temperatures are which of the following?
a. Preferable to oral temperatures b. Safer than oral temperatures if the patient has neutropenia c. The best way to obtain temperatures in newborns d. That readings can be influenced by im-pacted stool
A client is given a narcotic pain medication, morphine sulfate, to alleviate pain postoperatively. Morphine's mechanism of action is to:
a. sedation to eliminate pain awareness b. provide anesthesia in the client postopera-tively c. inhibit pain neurotransmitters d. bind to endogenous opioid receptors to block the pain sensation
The main artery in the abdominal cavity is the:
A) Aorta. B) Femoral artery. C) Umbilical artery. D) Superior vena cava.
The nurse is obtaining a health history from a 70-year-old patient. The patient states that, in addition to other medications and herbals supplements, he takes saw palmetto daily
For which of the following health problems does the nurse suspect the patient is using it? a. Gastrointestinal (GI) upset b. Insomnia c. Enlarged prostate d. Skin rash