The nurse is supervising a student nurse who is caring for a newborn 30 minutes after birth. During an assessment of respiratory function, the following data is collected
Which of the following assessment findings should the student nurse report as abnormal? (Select all that apply.) A. Periodic breathing with pauses of two to three seconds
B. Chest and abdomen movements are synchronous.
C. Grunting on expiration
D. Nasal flaring
E. Retractions
E
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1. Level I. 2. Level II. 3. Level III. 4. Level IV.
A patient who is prescribed gabapentin (Neurontin) is also taking morphine sulfate for severe pain. What dosage adjustment does the nurse expect?
a. Decreased dosage of gabapentin b. Increased dosage of gabapentin c. Decreased dosage of morphine d. Increased dosage of morphine
A patient with a long-standing diagnosis of renal failure has declared her intention to stop hemodialysis. Because of the ethical ramifications of this, the care team has begun the process of making an ethical decision. This process should begin by
A) eliciting input from impartial individuals from outside the hospital setting. B) explaining the major concepts of ethics to the patient and her family. C) clearly identifying the essential elements of the ethical problem. D) confirming the patient's cultural and religious background.
What priority problem(s) did you identify for Julia Morales and Lucy Grey?