A nurse is teaching a patient on home care how to apply hot packs to an infected leg ulcer. What statement by the patient indicates the need for further teaching?
A) "I understand the rebound effect of heat."
B) "I will put the heat packs only on the sore on my leg."
C) "I will only leave the heat packs on for 20 minutes."
D) "I will leave the heat packs on for an hour."
D
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A patient experiencing multisystem fluid volume deficit has tachycardia and decreased urine output. The nurse realizes these findings are most likely a direct result of which factor?
1. The body's natural compensatory mechanisms 2. Pharmacologic effects of a diuretic 3. Effects of rapidly infused intravenous fluids 4. Cardiac failure
An expected nursing diagnosis for a 30-year-old patient admitted to the hospital with symptoms of diabetes insipidus is
a. excess fluid volume related to intake greater than output. b. impaired gas exchange related to fluid retention in lungs. c. sleep pattern disturbance related to frequent waking to void. d. risk for impaired skin integrity related to generalized edema.
The nurse is working on parenting skills with a mother of three children. The nurse demonstrates a strategy that uses reward to increase positive behavior. Which strategy will the nurse document in the medical record based on this description?
1. Time out 2. Reasoning 3. Behavior modification 4. Experiencing consequences of misbehavior
The ED physician successfully inserts the indwelling catheter with the use of the type of
catheter illustrated in the accompanying figure. What type of catheter is this, what is its advantage in this situation, and how is it inserted? What will be an ideal response?