A nurse explains to a patient that the peripheral intravenous (IV) tubing administration set and dressing should be changed every _____ hours
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
72
To prevent infection, the IV tubing administration set and dressing should be changed every 72 hours.
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A nurse is caring for a patient receiving skeletal traction. Due to the patient's severe limits on mobility, the nurse has identified a risk for atelectasis or pneumonia. What intervention should the nurse provide in order to prevent these complications?
A) Perform chest physiotherapy once per shift and as needed. B) Teach the patient to perform deep breathing and coughing exercises. C) Administer prophylactic antibiotics as ordered. D) Administer nebulized bronchodilators and corticosteroids as ordered.
A woman who is a gravida 2, para 1 comes to the labor and delivery suite with a spontaneous rupture of membranes, uterine contractions every 2 minutes, and strong cervical dilation 10 cm with 100% effacement, +2 station
She states she feels a lot of pressure and is asking for something for pain. The nurse recognizes that: a. Analgesics given at this point will likely stop her labor. b. Analgesics given at this time could cause respiratory depression in the newborn. c. A sedative would be the drug of choice this late in labor. d. There are no pain relief measures that can be given at this time.
A critical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual and potential problems and life processes is a definition of
a. Nursing diagnosis b. Nursing intervention c. Client problem d. Evaluation
The nurse is educating a patient whose blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg on ways to lower blood pressure and avoid hypertension. Which lifestyle choices may eliminate the need for pharmacotherapy in this patient?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. "I have incorporated yoga into my exercise program." B. "I will monitor my daily sodium intake." C. "I will drink a glass of red wine daily to help lower my blood pressure." D. "I am receiving acupuncture to help me stop smoking."