A patient informs the nurse that she still uses a mercury thermometer to take the temperature of her children when they are sick. Which of the following is a recommended teaching guideline for patients using these types of thermometers?
A) Teach patient safety related to accidental breakage of the thermometer.
B) Tell patients using mercury thermometers to throw them in the trash and buy a new type of instrument.
C) Encourage patients to use alternative devices to assess temperature in their home.
D) Tell patients that mercury thermometers should be used only in a hospital setting with appropriate safeguards.
C
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A) Heart failure B) Arrhythmia C) Myocardial infarction D) Hypertension
Order: D5W 1,000 mL IV at 50 mL/h for 20 hours. The initial flow rate was correctly set at 50 mcgtt/min. After five hours, 600 mL remain to be infused. The infusion is ahead of schedule. Compute the new flow rate in mcgtt/min
so that the infusion will finish on time. If flow rates may not be adjusted by more than 25% of the original rate, to what rate would you reset the drip rate, or would you contact the prescriber instead? 1. Contact the prescriber. 2. 40 mcgtt/min. 3. 12 mcgtt/min. 4. 2.4 mcgtt/min.
The nurse makes sure that the client learning how to administer insulin understands how to activate the safety mechanism on the syringe to prevent needlestick injuries. This is an example of which of the guidelines for implementing interventions?
1. Adapt activities to the individual client. 2. Encourage clients to participate actively in implementing nursing interventions. 3. Base nursing interventions on scientific knowledge, research, and standards of care. 4. Implement safe care.
A community health nurse is engaging in activities at the primary prevention level. Which activities would this include? Select all that apply
A) Conducting research on health outcomes B) Participating in policy formation C) Promoting aggregate-level interventions D) Fostering nurse involvement on community boards E) Acting in an expanded service role to promote increased influence F) Assisting with obtaining funds for a community health program