The nurse plans to administer a low dose prescription for dopamine (Intropin) to a client who is in septic ... parameter should the nurse use to evaluate a therapeutic response to dopamine?
A. Pupil response
B. Urinary output
C. Temperature
D. Heart sounds
Ans: B. Urinary output
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A nurse is drawing a blood sample from a client's central line and the client suddenly becomes dyspneic and complains of chest pain. The priority action by the nurse is to
a. obtain blood pressure readings in both arms. b. notify the physician immediately. c. put the client in a left lateral Trendelenburg position. d. terminate the procedure and clamp the central line.
Quantitative and qualitative research do not share which of the following features?
A) A desire to understand the true state of human affairs B) Roots in 19th-century phenomenologic thought C) A reliance on external evidence collected through the senses D) Utility to the nursing profession
The client asks the nurse, "they say I have cancer. How can they tell if I have Hodgkin's disease from a biopsy?" The nurse's answer is based on which scientific rationale?
1. Biopsies are nuclear medication scans that can detect cancer 2. A biopsy is a laboratory test that detects cancer cells 3. It determines which kind of cancer the client has 4. The HCP takes a small piece out of the tumor and looks at the cells
A nurse practice act
A) is the same in every state. B) is regulated by a board of physicians. C) describes a state's scope of nursing practice. D) applies to all health care professionals.