A patient has experienced brain death after a head injury and the family has consented to organ donation. In this situation, who does the nurse now recognize as managing the care of that donor?
A) Attending physician
B) Intensive care physician team
C) Registered nurse from organ procurement organization
D) Pathophysiologist from the medical examiner's office
C
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An older woman has diabetes mellitus. Which patient assessment validates the nurse's conclusion that she is in the foreground perspective of the shifting perspectives model of chronic illness?
a. Has an amputation of two toes. b. Lives at home with her husband. c. Frequently self-checks her blood sugar. d. Changes the battery in her glucometer.
A client with severe malnutrition is ordered intravenous (IV) albumin. Which is the primary assessment in providing nursing care for this client?
A) Monitor hematocrit and hemoglobin (H&H). B) Monitor for fluid overload. C) Assess for thrombocytopenia. D) Assess for elevation of white blood cells (WBCs).
Which of the following clients have an increased risk for delirium?
A) Elderly woman with abdominal pain B) Three-year-old child with a temperature of 103.2°F C) Middle-aged woman newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis D) Young adult male with gastroenteritis and dehydration
The patient has been started on a treatment regimen that includes chlorpromazine. As part of the teaching plan for the patient, the health care provider instructs him that an expected side effect of the drug is:
a. Pink or reddish-brown discoloration of the urine b. Syncopal episodes c. Tachycardia d. Hyperventilation