A nurse has been assigned to a 43-year-old man who is to receive epoetin alfa therapy. The patient is HIV-positive and has anemia related to zidovudine therapy. The nurse will monitor which of the following?
A) Iron levels
B) Chemotherapy
C) Renal failure
D) Swelling of veins
B
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A new nurse is caring for a woman in the transition phase of labor. The nurse attempts to engage the woman in conversation and chats even when the woman doesn't respond to these attempts. What action by the nurse's preceptor is most appropriate?
A. Direct the nurse to attempt conversation with the support person. B. Encourage the nurse to keep attempting to engage the woman in conversation. C. Gently ask the nurse to refrain from unnecessary conversation. D. Tell the nurse not to take the woman's silence as a personal rejection.
Which of the following statements is true regarding tuberculin skin testing (TST)?
a. Tests should be read 48 hours after the injection. b. The size of the TST reaction has nothing to do with erythema but is based solely on induration. c. It is a type V T-cell mediated immune response. d. The diameter of the induration is measured in centimeters.
The nurse is collecting data on newborn infants. Using weight, length, and head circumference as a guideline, which result would cause the nurse to classify the baby as large for gestational age (LGA)?
A) The infant is at the 85th percentile for gestational age B) The infant is at the 87th percentile for gestational age C) The infant is at the 90th percentile for gestational age D) The infant is at the 92nd percentile for gestational age
The National Quality Forum was established in 1999 for which purpose?
a. To identify and develop nursing-sensitive quality measures b. To support state and health system efforts to implement and evaluate medical liability reform models c. To allow the AHRQ to expand its work supporting comparative effectiveness research d. To set standards for health care performance measures