Surgeries are commonly classified by which of the following? Choose all that apply
1) Acuity
2) Level of urgency
3) Length of surgery
4) Organ involved
ANS: 1, 2
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The nurse considers which of the following classifications of law when administering IV therapy? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Criminal law 2. Common law 3. Civil law 4. Negligence 5. Federal law
A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection to a patient for the first time. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do?
A) Obtain the patient's allergy history. B) Obtain information about the drug. C) Inquire if the patient has any objections to syringes. D) Discuss the dosage with other nurses.
A parent of a hospitalized child on chemotherapy asks the nurse if a sibling of the hospitalized child should receive the varicella vaccination. The nurse should give which response?
a. The sibling can get a varicella vaccination. b. The sibling should not get a varicella vaccination. c. The sibling should wait until the child is finished with chemotherapy. d. The sibling should get varicella-zoster immune globulin if exposed to chickenpox.
The nurse is participating in the emergency care for a patient who is in ventricular fibrillation. Which of these manifestations would the nurse expect to find and document during data collection?
a. Dyspnea b. Pinpoint pupils c. Absent peripheral pulses d. Capillary refill less than 3 seconds