A child with suspected sickle cell disease is scheduled for a hemoglobin electrophoresis. When reviewing the child's history, which of the following would the nurse identify as potentially interfering with the accuracy of the results?
A) Use of iron supplementation
B) Blood transfusion 1 month ago
C) Lack of fasting for 12 hours
D) History of recent infection
B
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The nurse is reviewing a client's medical record while planning care. Which data from the medical record is an example of objective data?
1. "I hurt my head." 2. "I am 6 years old and I'm here because I fell." 3. "Six-year-old Hispanic female sitting on examination table holding a towel to her forehead." 4. "Client states that she fell at the playground."
The hospital chief operating officer holds monthly focus groups with the purpose of gaining ideas and insights from nursing administration and staff nurses. Which type of communication does this indicate?
1. Lateral communication 2. Downward communication 3. Diagonal communication 4. Grapevine communication
A female student is at a fraternity party where alcohol is flowing freely, the music is loud, and people are dancing and talking. Most people seem to be having a great time. What action should the student take, if anything, when she overhears two men talking about having put ketamine in a girl's drink?
a. First get out of there, then call the campus police and report what was heard b. Nothing, because she had no idea which woman was targeted or even if she drank what was given to her c. Talk to the two men about the dangers and side effects of ketamine d. Watch to see if any young women pass out or are otherwise impaired
A peppering of nontender, nonsuppurative Montgomery tubercles is considered to be a:
a. normal finding. b. sign of carcinoma. c. skin disease. d. symptom of malnutrition.