You are assessing a 2-year-old. Which of the following is considered a normal heart rate for this patient?
A) 90 to 150 beats/min
B) 70 to 120 beats/min
C) 100 to 160 beats/min
D) 80 to 140 beats/min
Answer: A) 90 to 150 beats/min
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The nurse is caring for a newborn with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Which statement best explains this disorder?
A) The infant's liver is unable to manage the bilirubin produced by hemolysis B) The infant has bleeding into the ventricles of the brain C) The infant's lungs are immature and deficient in surfactant D) The infant has a degenerative disease of the retina
In the clinical setting today you were the student nurse caring for a terminally ill patient who was in intractable pain
The staff nurse also assigned to this patient administered a high dose of pain medication to the patient who died less than 30 minutes later. The nurse explained to you that the hastening of the patient's death was foreseen but was not the intended effect of the administration of the dose of pain medication. This is an example of: a. terminal sedation b. rule of double effect c. active euthanasia d. passive euthanasia e. none of the above
Aspirin is synonymous with
A. ASA 1 B. ACTH C. ACh D. ACS
A nurse has completed an assessment of a 23-year-old male client and has identified the nursing diagnosis of Psychosis related history of schizophrenia. What is the major deficit of this nursing diagnosis statement?
A) The statement lacks a finite time period. B) The terms "psychosis" and "schizophrenia" are synonymous. C) The statement lacks evidence for the diagnosis. D) Psychosis is not a nursing diagnosis.