After an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt, a patient dies. What should the nurse do first?
A. Contact the physician.
B. Document the time of death.
C. Contact the orderly for transport to the morgue.
D. Notify the funeral home.
Answer: B
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A neonate is being fed 20 mL every three hours by orogastric lavage. At the beginning of this feeding, the nurse aspirates 15 mL of gastric residual. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action by the nurse?
1. Withhold the feeding and notify the physician. 2. Replace the residual and continue with the full feeding. 3. Replace the residual, but only give 5 mL of the feeding. 4. Withhold the feeding and check the residual in three hours.
The nurse is concerned that an infant with retractions is experiencing respiratory distress. What retractions did the nurse most likely assess in this child? (Select all that apply.)
A) Umbilical B) Subcostal C) Substernal D) Abdominal E) Supraventricular
Nurses are available to provide health services for women and children due to the provisions of the
a. Sheppard-Towner Act b. Public Protection of Maternity and Infancy program c. Early Periodic Screening and Developmental Testing (EPSDT) program d. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program
When assessing a client's anger, which of the following would be important for a nurse to obtain? Select all that apply
A) How the person expresses the anger B) Problems at work resulting from the anger C) Frequency of the anger episodes D) Evidence of coping techniques E) The intensity of the anger, outwardly or inwardly