One of the goals of nursing is to provide care that is safe to patients. What is the best way for nurses to realize this goal?
A) By accurately charting patient care
B) By continually assessing patient laboratory values
C) By continual communication with all members of the health care team
D) By giving patient care conferences including all members of the health care team
C
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Infants and children are immunized to prevent which diseases? (Select all that apply.)
a. Hepatitis B b. Hepatitis C c. Polio d. Varicella e. Lyme disease
What is the primary function of insulin?
a. to stimulate active transport of glucose into muscle and adipose tissue cells b. to convert glycogen to glucose c. to stimulate breakdown of adipose tissue d. to increase breakdown of protein into amino acids
The nurse is working with an immunosuppressed child. A parent points out that the child is due to have oral poliovirus vaccine and a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine prior to school starting
The nurse will advise the parent to do which of the following? a. Have the child get the MMR but not the oral poliovirus. b. Take the child to get the oral poliovirus vaccine but not the MMR. c. Omit live viral vaccines until the child is no longer immunosuppressed. d. Talk with the pediatrician about getting gamma globulin with the vaccines.
The patient says to the nurse, "My doctor says I have heart disease and I need to decrease cholesterol in my diet. How did this happen?" What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The arteries around your heart are narrowed by low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol buildup in them." 2. "Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is converted to saturated fat, which is stored in your coronary arteries." 3. "It is a good idea to decrease low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in your diet, although current research has not proven a correlation yet." 4. "Too much low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol narrows all the arteries in your body so your heart does not receive enough blood to be healthy."