The triage nurse in the emergency department (ED) is assessing a patient who presents complaining of pain and swelling in her right lower leg beginning last night along with fever, chills, and sweating
The patient states that she hit her leg on the car door 4 or 5 days ago, and it has been sore ever since. The patient has a history of chronic venous insufficiency. The nurse should suspect that this patient might have:
A) Thrombocytopenia
B) Arterial insufficiency
C) Cellulitis
D) Phlebothrombosis
C
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1. Avoiding coughing 2. Skin preparation 3. Avoiding food prior to surgery 4. Explaining the procedure 5. Informing client of the location of the waiting room
The nurse manager is coaching an employee who has been late for work three mornings this week
What statements and questions should the manager include in this coaching session? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "What is causing you to be late?" 2. "When you are late it throws the pace of the entire unit off and client care suffers." 3. "Does it not bother you that your lateness makes everyone else's job more difficult?" 4. "You have been late three times this week and that is not acceptable." 5. "What are you going to do to avoid being tardy again?"
You prepare to administer a drug for heart failure to a patient. Which assessment finding do you report to the prescriber before administering the drug?
a. Systolic blood pressure increase from 128 to 136 b. Urine output of 2100 mL in 24 hours c. Weight gain of 1 lb in 3 days d. Heart rate of 54 beats/min
If dizziness has a predictable pattern associated with it, the clinician should first consider
A. Hypoglycemia B. Psychogenic etiology C. Cardiovascular cause D. Neurogenic cause