In order to prepare the child for the lumbar puncture, the nurse would place the child in which of the following positions:
a. Supine
b. Side-lying with knees flexed
c. Seated with back curved
d. B or C
D
The nurse can place the child in either a side-lying position with knees flexed, or a seated position with the back curved. The supine position would make access to the spinal cord impossible.
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1. increased thickness of respiratory secretions. 2. use of accessory muscles of respiration. 3. tachypnea and tachycardia. 4. movement of air through narrowed airways.
Your client speaks only Hungarian. How do you communicate with this client to assess him?
1. Speak loudly and slowly. 2. Ask family and friends to translate. 3. Use a trained medical interpreter. 4. Ask a Hungarian employee from the Facilities department to translate.
When the nurse helps the community to take a stand against violence and advocates for elected officials and local media to make non-violence a priority, the nurse is engaged in which level of prevention?
a. Primary b. Secondary c. Tertiary d. Primary care