The nurse reassesses a patient's pain 1 hour after administering a pain medication. Which route did the nurse use to administer the pain medication?
1) Intravenous
2) Intramuscular
3) Rectal
4) Oral
ANS: 4
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1. Activity Intolerance 2. Ineffective Role Performance 3. Feeding Self-Care Deficit 4. Risk for Other-Directed Violence
When assessing the nutrition of newborn infants, you should obtain information about
a. the frequency and length of feedings or the amount taken at each feeding. b. problems with food refusal which demonstrates they are in charge. c. the desire for only certain foods. d. disliking finger foods they once craved.
The patient with renal disease is prescribed a diuretic. Which of the following laboratory values does the nurse expect would reflect the outcome of diuretic therapy?
1. Serum magnesium level 1.0 mg/dL 2. Serum potassium level 4.5 mEq/L 3. Serum sodium level 142 mEq/L 4. Serum calcium level 9.0 mg/dL
The nurse is admitting a client who is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. While in the hospital, the client has a referral to see a bariatric surgeon for evaluation for gastric surgery
The bariatric surgeon writes an order for a body mass index (BMI) to be calculated. The nurse understands that a BMI is which of the following? A) A calculation of an index of a person's ideal weight B) A calculation of a person's prealbumin level C) A calculation of calorie intake necessary to maintain ideal weight D) A calculation of an index of a person's weight in relation to height