The nurse caring for a post-surgical child who had a repair of a cleft lip will clean the suture line by:
a. Gently washing the sutures with soap and warm water
b. Carefully removing the crusty exudate with a moist cotton-tipped applicator
c. Applying a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide and blotting with a cotton ball
d. Rinsing with sterile saline and blotting dry with a gauze pad
D
The suture line of a cleft lip repair should be cleaned using sterile saline to loosen the crusts and blotting dry with a gauze pad.
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a. "It is important to take the pill at the same time each day." b. "Irregular spotting is to be expected with oral contraceptives." c. "The pills are still safe. Continue to take them, regardless." d. "Physicians are still uncertain as to how oral contraceptives function."
A nurse is part of the policy committee for a hospital
The committee is provided with statistics indicating that patients participating in a satisfaction survey felt they lacked sufficient information about new drugs started while hospitalized and continued after discharge. In addition, charts noted high recidivism rates. The committee recommended that a formalized patient education plan be instituted to reconcile all medications and provide patient information about new medications. The committee is using which component of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message? a. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education to be effective members of an interdisciplinary team. b. Nurses should have a minimum of a master's degree to sit on policy committees that affect an entire facility. c. Pay for nurses should be consistent with that of physicians since the committee is interdisciplinary. d. Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision making.
Some examples of stimulants include cocaine, ______________, and caffeine.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Find the amount to administer: ________. 
Ordered: Granisetron HCl 1 mg po BID See label for dose on hand.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).