You may discuss confidential patient information with
A. your supervisor.
B. the patient's spouse.
C. the patient's family.
D. your own family.
Answer: A
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A patient on the high-risk OB unit is receiving magnesium sulfate. The nurse notes that her magnesium level is 14 mEq/L. Which of the following actions by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Bring the crash cart to the patient's room. B. Document the findings in the woman's chart. C. Order another blood level in 6 hours. D. Prepare to administer calcium gluconate.
An adult patient is in respiratory failure and requires mechanical ventilation. The nurse who is caring for the patient should:
A) Set the machine to deliver tidal volume between 10 and 15 mL/kg. B) Record the patient's peak expiratory pressure. C) Measure carbon dioxide partial pressure after 30 minutes of ventilation. D) Monitor the patient's blood pressure every 15 minutes.
What should a nurse prepare when assessing paradoxical movement in a patient with a flail chest who has significant dyspnea?
a. Thoracotomy b. Intubation c. Thoracentesis d. Body cast
The patient is receiving human serum albumin (Albutein) as treatment for shock. What is a priority assessment by the nurse?
1. Auscultate breath sounds for hyper-resonance. 2. Auscultate for an absence of breath sounds in the lower lobes. 3. Auscultate breath sounds for inspiratory stridor. 4. Auscultate breath sounds for crackles.