A patient has experienced a traumatic and significant loss of cerebrospinal fluid. To prevent further injury, what is the highest nursing priority?
A) Institute seizure precautions.
B) Prevent blows to the head.
C) Keep on strict bed rest.
D) Pharmacologic paralysis.
B
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Twenty minutes after birth, a baby begins to move his head from side to side, making eye contact with the mother, and pushes his tongue out several times. The nurse interprets this as:
A) A good time to initiate breast-feeding B) The period of decreased responsiveness preceding sleep C) The need to be alert for gagging and vomiting D) Evidence that the newborn is becoming chilled
An infant with hypocalcemia is receiving an intravenous bolus of calcium. Which sign signals the nurse to stop the administration of this medication?
a. Tachypnea of the newborn b. Bradycardia c. Decrease of acrocyanosis d. Gastric irritation (diarrhea)
The parents of an infant who has just died decide they want to hold the infant after their infant has gone to the morgue. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention at this time?
a. Explain gently that this is no longer possible. b. Encourage the parents to accept the loss of their infant. c. Offer to take a photograph of their infant because they cannot hold the infant. d. Have the infant brought back to the unit, wrapped in a blanket, and rewarmed in a radiant warmer.
The local member of the legislative assembly has made a promise to decrease the wait times for surgery in the hospital in his riding. There has not been an evaluation of the methodology he has proposed
In fact, the proposed plan will cause budgetary problems for other areas of the hospital. This is an example of a __________. a. political action b. political ploy c. political game d. political pattern