The nurse is examining an 8-year-old boy with tachycardia and tachypnea. Which one of these noninvasive tests can determine the extent of hypoxia?
A) Pulmonary function test
B) Pulse oximetry
C) Peak expiratory flow
D) Chest x-ray
B
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What is the rationale for administering pain medication in this manner? A) To prevent respiratory depression from the opioid B) To eliminate the need for additional medication during the night C) To combine the medications more effectively and relieve the patient's pain with fewer opioids D) To eliminate toxic effects of the opioid
A patient, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, has an abnormal gait that is associated with lower motor neuron disease. What is the term used to describe this gait?
A) Spastic hemiparesis gait B) Shuffling gait C) Stropping gait D) Steppage gait
An older adult client tells the nurse that her granddaughter has chickenpox. The client is afraid to visit because she is afraid of getting shingles from her granddaughter. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "If you already had chickenpox, you can-not get shingles." b. "If you already had shingles, you cannot get them again." c. "If you already had chickenpox, you can safely visit your granddaughter." d. "Shingles is caused by a different virus than the chickenpox virus."
The perinatal nurse explains to the new nurse that prescription medications are classified in pregnancy according to risk. A Category D medication is one that has:
A) No associated fetal risk and is safe to take in pregnancy B) No associated fetal risk in animals although fetal risk in humans has not been identified C) Evidence of adverse effects in animal fetuses and the fetal risk in humans has not been identified D) Evidence of adverse effects and fetal risk in humans and the benefits and risks must be considered before prescribing to a pregnant woman