A 58-year-old patient has just been admitted to the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which information requires the most rapid intervention by the nurse?
a. The patient has been vomiting for 4 days.
b. The patient takes antacids 8 to 10 times a day.
c. The patient is lethargic and difficult to arouse.
d. The patient has undergone a small intestinal resection.
c. The patient is lethargic and difficult to arouse.
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A patient is being treated with amphotericin B [Abelcet] for a systemic fungal infection. After several weeks of therapy, the provider orders flucytosine [Ancobon] in addition to the amphote-ricin
The nurse understands that the rationale for this combination is that it: a. broadens the antifungal spectrum. b. improves the effectiveness of the ampho-tericin B. c. lowers the dose of amphotericin B and reduces toxicity. d. treats fungal central nervous system (CNS) infection.
The nurse cares for a client in Bryant's traction. The child has extensive edema and is unable to move either leg. Which does the nurse implement?
1. Notify the child's provider immediately. 2. Remove the legs from traction for 1 hour. 3. Apply warm moist compresses to both legs. 4. Adjust the amount of weight on the traction.
Smith's Unitary Theory of Caring provides a constellation of concepts from a unitary perspective
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.