A patient who has a wound infection after major surgery has only been taking in about 50% to 75% of the ordered meals and states, "Nothing on the menu really appeals to me." Which action by the nurse will be most effective in improving the patient's oral intake:
a) Make a referral to the dietician
b) Have family members bring in favorite foods from home
Ans: b) Have family members bring in favorite foods from home
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Light palpation is used by the LPN/LVN :
1. To assess distension of the bladder. 2. To help the client to clear the respiratory tract. 3. To assess mobility of organs. 4. To assess size of organs.
The nurse working in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is caring for a critically ill 28-week-old preemie
The parent calls the nurse and asks if it would be possible to bring the client's 2-year-old sibling to visit because the sibling is having nightmares about the client's death. Small children are not permitted to visit because of the risk of infection to the infants on the unit. Which action by the nurse is appropriate? A) Seek permission from unit management and the neonatologist to allow the sibling to visit. B) Offer to make counseling available to the sibling. C) Tell the parent that visiting is not permitted and offer to take pictures of the client. D) Tell the parent to bring the sibling in to visit in the middle of the night.
A fetal heart rate is auscultated in the upper abdomen above the umbilicus. This commonly indicates the fetus is in the:
A. Vertex presentation position B. Transverse lie position C. Breech presentation D. Upper region of the uterus
A patient with hypertension weighing 115 kg is advised by the primary healthcare provider to lose 10% of total body weight over the next 6 months. How many lbs. of weight loss per month should the nurse instruct the patient to establish as a goal?
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.