You assist with the application of a full-body plaster cast to a child. The child immediately becomes diaphoretic and complains of being hot. Which nursing intervention would be indicated?
A) Observe the child for infection.
B) Suggest removal of the cast to the orthopedist.
C) Moisten the cast with cool water.
D) Advise the child that this is to be expected.
D
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A patient who has HIV asks the nurse about taking echinacea to improve immune function. What will the nurse tell this patient?
a. "The root extract is useful for treating upper respiratory and urinary tract infections." b. "This use is currently being studied in patients who have HIV." c. "Use it as needed when antibiotics fail to treat your infections." d. "You may use it safely up to 8 weeks at a time as a preventive medication."
Which term describes physical therapy for respiratory patients that involves the tapping of various body organs and structures?
A. percussion B. manipulation C. vibration D. palpation
Bedside glucose testing is done by obtaining a blood sample from a/an
A. vein. B. capillary. C. artery. D. venule.
A client complains of pain. The nurses asks the client about the onset of the pain, the location and duration of the pain, the pain characteristics, how severe the pain is and has been, what action the client has taken to relieve the pain,
and what action makes the pain worse. The purpose of these questions is to collect data about the history and status of the presenting problem: a. For the present health status. b. For the past health history. c. To determine the accuracy of data reported. d. For the symptom analysis.