Before administering a crushed tablet through a feeding tube, you need to
A. mix it with applesauce.
B. dissolve it in a small amount of warm water.
C. mix it in milk.
D. dissolve it in a small amount of ice water.
B
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The perioperative nurse is writing a care plan for a patient who has returned from surgery 2 hours prior. Which measure should the nurse implement to most decrease the patient's risk of developing pulmonary emboli (PE)?
A) Early ambulation B) Increased dietary intake of protein C) Maintaining the patient in a supine position D) Administering aspirin with warfarin
Which organization published a 1965 position paper that identified associate degree nurses as "technical nurses"?
1. The American Medical Association 2. The American Nurses Association 3. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing 4. The National League for Nursing
The nurse is assessing the deep tendon reflexes on a patient with incontinence. What condition of the urinary/renal system does the nurse expect to illicit specific information on?
A) Renal calculi B) Benign prostatic hyperplasia C) Bladder dysfunction D) Acute renal failure
The nurse makes a mistake when charting on the client's record. To correct this mistake the nurse should:
a. white-out the mistake and make the correct entry. b. blot out the error with ink and make the correct entry. c. draw a line through the error, sign, and date the correction. d. leave the error intact and chart the correction immediately following the error.