A worker in a tanning factory comes to the emergency department with itchy, papular lesions on his hands and arms. Some of the lesions have black eschar in the center and some are vesicular. What biological exposure is most likely?
A) Cutaneous anthrax
B) Pulmonary anthrax
C) Cutaneous smallpox
D) Pneumonic plague
A
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The nurse is assessing a patient's heart and believes a pericardial friction rub is present, but it is very faint. Which technique might help the nurse hear this sound more clearly?
1. Have the patient turn the head to the right. 2. Have the patient hold the breath while the nurse is listening. 3. Press the stethoscope tighter against the patient's skin. 4. Have the patient lean on the overbed table.
The nurse relates to parents that there are some beneficial effects of hospitalization for their child. What are beneficial effects of hospitalization? (Select all that apply.)
a. Recovery from illness b. Improve coping abilities c. Opportunity to master stress d. Provide a break from school e. Provide new socialization experiences
Which nursing diagnosis will the nurse include as the priority in the care plan of a patient diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)?
1. Risk for Activity Intolerance 2. Ineffective Airway Clearance 3. Imbalanced Nutrition: More than Body Requirements 4. Ineffective Individual Coping
The nurse is observing a student provide care to a client who is in early labor. Which student actions should be corrected?
1. Applying a fetal heart monitor followed by an explanation of the reason for its use 2. Upon entering the room, speaking with the client prior to looking at the fetal heart monitor 3. Using layman's terms to provide the client with an explanation of the reason for electronic fetal monitoring 4. Incorporating cues that arise from intuition or from observations of the client and family as opposed to focusing on the fetal heart monitor