Care for a patient who has had joint replacement surgery includes all of the following except
A) preventing infection.
B) preventing blood clots.
C) preventing extension.
D) applying antiembolism hosiery.
C
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1. Obtaining informed consent 2. Obtaining results of lab tests 3. Checking for allergies 4. Checking if routine medications are to be held
An emergency department nurse is evaluating a client with partial-thickness burns to the entire surfaces of both legs. Based on the rule of nines, what is the percentage of the body burned?
A) 9% B) 18% C) 27% D) 36%
An adult who has been self-medicating, using nutritional therapy for an elevated cholesterol level, complains of repeated episodes of flushing. The nurse suspects that the patient has been taking:
a. niacin. b. thiamin. c. riboflavin. d. pyridoxine.
A pt is following up on a post-op complication of PE. The pt must have blood drawn to determine the therapeutic range for coumadin. Which lab test determines this therapeutic range?
a. PTT level b. Platelets c. PT and INR d. Coumadin peak and trough