The nurse prepares to irrigate the patient's wound. What is the primary reason for this procedure?
a. Decrease scar formation.
b. Remove debris from the wound.
c. Improve circulation from the wound.
d. Decrease irritation from wound drainage.
B
Wound irrigations promote wound healing by removing debris from a wound surface, decreasing bacterial counts, and loosening and removing eschar. The primary purposes of wound irrigation do not include decreasing scar formation, improving circulation, or decreasing irritation.
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The nurse is supervising care of a student nurse. Which of the following nursing actions indicates that the student nurse needs additional education to protect the newborn from heat loss?
A. Placing the newborn near the warm air duct B. Pre-warming the examination table C. Drying the newborn thoroughly D. Removing wet linens from the isolette
What is the purpose of an elemental formula such as Optimental or Vivonex?
a. A formula with intact protein containing balanced amounts of macronutrients that will often meet a patient's nutrient requirements. b. A formula that provides all of the nutritional requirements for a patient that is given by the intravenous (IV) route. c. A formula that is often predigested for patients with limited GI function. d. A formula designed for a use as a supplement in a clinical condition or disease state.
A mother of two children,an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old,tells you that her husband has recently been deployed to the Middle East
The mother is concerned about the children's constant interest in watching TV news coverage of activities in the Middle East. The most appropriate suggestion for the nurse to make to this mother would be 1. "Allow the children to watch asmuch television as they want. This is how they are coping with their father's absence." 2. "It will just take some time to adjustto their father's absence,then everything will return to normal.""The less that you discuss this,thequicker the children will adjust to their father's absence. Try to keep them busy and use distractions to keep their mind off of it." 4. "Spend time with your children andtake cues from them about how much they want to discuss."
Which nursing assessments are related to pharmacology? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
1. Herbal products and dietary supplements 2. Allergies to medications 3. Heart and lung assessment 4. All current medications, including OTC medications 5. Integumentary assessment