There are several sites for assessing a client's temperature. The nurse understands that each method has benefits, and that the accuracy of each method is different
Rank the methods of temperature measurement from most to least accurate: Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down. 1. Rectal
2. Tympanic
3. Oral
4. Axillary
1,2,3,4
Rationale: The most accurate means of measuring temperature is rectally because this is a measurement of the core temperature.
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Put the sequence of blood flow in order of flow through the nephron. (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D)
a. Reabsorption in loop of Henle b. Efferent arteriole c. Filtration in the glomerulus d. Reabsorption in proximal convoluted tubule e. Afferent arteriole f. Secretion in the distal convoluted tubule
The nurse working in the radiology clinic is assisting with a pulmonary angiography. The nurse knows that when monitoring clients after a pulmonary angiography, what should the physician be notified about?
A) Raised temperature in the affected limb B) Excessive capillary refill C) Absent distal pulses D) Flushed feeling in the client
At six hours of age after c/s a full-term male neonate demonstrates mild hypoxemia requiring 30% FiO2 and mild acidemia. Chest x-ray reveals hyperexpansion with streaky infiltrates. The suspected diagnosis is:
a. early RDS b. neonatal pneumonia c. transient tachypnea of the newborn