The nurse should explain to the patient that following a barium enema the color of the stools will be:
a. blue.
b. white.
c. green.
d. brown.
B
Immediately following a barium enema, a patient's stools are white until all of the barium is expelled.
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a. Administer antibiotics. b. Give an antipyretic. c. Place the client in isolation. d. Obtain specified cultures.
To reduce the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding in older adult patients, the nurse must be aware of giving anticoagulants with which drug?
a. Tylenol b. Ibuprofen c. Vitamin C d. Vitamin E
Common mistakes that happen related to writing mechanics have to do with word pairs that sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings. Which of the following sen-tences contains a word that has been used inappropriately?
a. Counselors often share great advice with students. b. The nurse will advise the patient regarding wound care. c. The pharmacist will advise the nurse of side effects of the new medication. d. The nurse noted the flat effect of the patient upon entering the room.
The hospital ethics committee has decided to move to the relational ethics framework for decision making. What change should the committee members expect from this framework shift?
1. The number of options for discussion will be reduced. 2. Use of other ethical theories and guidelines will be eliminated. 3. Decisions made will be more practical and action-oriented. 4. The impact of the environment on the decision will be reduced.