A person who is overweight has a body weight that is greater than medically advisable.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A neonate has been diagnosed with a herpes simplex viral infection of the eye. Which medication will the nurse prepare to administer?
1. Oral erythromycin 2. Fluoroquinolone eyedrops or ointment 3. Parenteral acyclovir (Zovirax) and vidarabine (VIRA-A) ophthalmic ointment 4. Intravenous penicillin
A nurse is preparing for the delivery of a newborn with a known diaphragmatic hernia defect. Which of the following equipment should the nurse prepare for use?
1. Equipment for intubation 2. Appropriate bag-valve-mask system 3. Sterile gauze and saline 4. Soft arm restraints
The nurse is planning to administer a pain medication to a patient who is 2 hours postoperative following bowel resection surgery. The patient has four standing orders for pain medication
Which medication should the nurse consider providing to the patient at this time? 1. The one that is to be administered intravenously by the patient and is under patient control 2. The one that will be given intramuscularly to work quickly 3. The one that is ordered on a prn basis 4. The one to be administered orally
The nurse supervises unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) who are providing care for a patient with right lower lobe pneumonia. The nurse should intervene if which action by UAP is observed?
a. UAP splint the patient's chest during coughing. b. UAP assist the patient to ambulate to the bathroom. c. UAP help the patient to a bedside chair for meals. d. UAP lower the head of the patient's bed to 15 degrees.