You are assisting in the care of a newborn. He is only 72 hours old. He has become fussy and feels warm, and you note his umbilical stump is producing a small amount of foul-smelling drainage. What should you do?
What will be an ideal response?
Obtain vital signs, and report them and your observations to the nurse right away. It is likely an infection, which can be quite serious in newborns.
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A newly hired certified nurse?s aide (CNA) has been 15 minutes late returning from mealtime 4 days this week. The nurse manager coaches the employee and finds that the CNA thought meal breaks were 45 minutes
What is the most appropriate response from the nurse manager? 1. Document the tardy behavior in the CNA?s record. 2. Show the CNA the break hours in the employee handbook. 3. Warn the CNA tardiness is not tolerated and follow up in 2 weeks. 4. Warn the CNA that the charge nurse will be timing future meal breaks.
The patient with AIDS asks the nurse why his cytotoxic T cells are so important. What is the nurse's best response to explain the actions of cytotoxic T cells?
A) Cells that are programmed to identify specific proteins or antigens B) Cells that can either destroy a foreign cell or mark it for aggressive destruction C) Cells that respond to chemical indicators of immune activity and stimulate other lymphocytes to be more aggressive and responsive D) Cells that respond to rising levels of chemicals associated with an immune response to suppress or slow the reaction
The nurse is visiting an older patient who has smoked for 50 years and has emphysema that severely affects the patient's quality of life. The patient has had multiple hospital admissions this past year
What is the nurse's priority when caring for this patient? A) Discussing the use of inhalers B) Assessing ability to perform activities of daily living C) Reviewing deep-breathing exercises D) Assessing the air quality in the home
How do morphine and other opioid pain medications relieve a patient's pain?
a. They reduce tissue damage and alter the physical problems causing the pain. b. They bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system and alter the percep-tion of pain. c. They inhibit the generation of impulses along sensory nerve tracts and alter pain transmission. d. They redirect substance P release from nociceptors and alter the amount of neu-rotransmitters reaching the brain.