In caring for a client who has an esophageal tamponade, the nurse would be alerted that the tamponade is inadequate with the assessment of
a. diarrhea.
b. increased abdominal girth.
c. increasing jaundice.
d. rising ammonia level.
D
A rising ammonia level indicates that the colon is still metabolizing blood as protein; therefore the bleeding is still continuing and the protein metabolism will increase the ammonia level.
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Which of the following components of the assistant's blood work would most likely be the focus of her health care provider's analysis? A) Analysis of class II MHC antigens B) Serum IgE immunoassays C) Serum B-lymphocyte levels D) Serum CD8+ levels
The nurse, working with patients in an orthopedic surgical unit, wants to study the impact of assistive devices on progressive ambulation. What would be an example of a research problem for this study?
1. Do post–hip replacement patients ambulate faster with one crutch or two? 2. How does learning postsurgical exercises before the hip replacement impact the patient's use of assistive devices? 3. Will post–hip replacement patients recover from surgery faster if ambulated the day after surgery? 4. Will post–hip replacement surgery patients be discharged using a cane for ambulation?
Can competent patients refuse medical treatment?
a. Always b. Never c. Only in Oregon d. Only in Florida
When nurses help their expectant mothers assess the daily fetal movement counts, they should be aware that:
a. Alcohol or cigarette smoke can irritate the fetus into greater activity. b. "Kick counts" should be taken every half hour and averaged every 6 hours, with every other 6-hour stretch off. c. The fetal alarm signal should go off when fetal movements stop entirely for 12 hours. d. Obese mothers familiar with their bodies can assess fetal movement as well as average-size women.