Which assessment data would the nurse consider essential prior to beginning an education session with their patient?
a. The patient's need to know the information.
b. The patient's home status, and safety.
c. The patient's organization ability.
d. The patient's readiness to learn, and timing.
Answer: d. The patient's readiness to learn, and timing.
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A nurse assesses an infant using the Premature Infant Pain Profile and gives the baby a score of 19. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Administer morphine (Astramorph). B. Give an oral sucrose solution. C. Provide nonnutritive sucking. D. Swaddle and cuddle the infant.
Any injury to the hypothalamus impairs heat loss mechanisms. Educate patients at risk for hyperthermia to do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Avoid strenuous exercise in hot, humid weather. b. Avoid exercising in areas with poor ventilation. c. Drink clear fluids before and after exercising, not during. d. Wear light, loose-fitting clothing. e. Do not visit hot climates.
When trying to explain the role of potassium and hydrogen related to acid-base balance, which of the following statements is accurate?
A) Hypokalemia stimulates H+ secretion. B) Hyperkalemia will cause the reabsorption of HCO3. C) Acidosis causes an increase in K+ elimination. D) Alkalosis tends to increase H+ elimination.
Absorption and distribution are affected mainly by two things: slower blood ________ and slower ________ of oral medications through the intestines.
What will be an ideal response?