The nurse in the intensive care unit is caring for a patient whose body temperature has been cooled to decrease the oxygen requirement of the brain and heart. The nurse explains to the family that this treatment is called:
A) accidental hypothermia.
B) inadvertent hypothermia.
C) iatrogenic hypothermia.
D) therapeutic hypothermia.
D) therapeutic hypothermia.
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A) An infant B) A thin client C) A school-aged child D) An obese client
The nurse discriminates between an open and closed amputation by saying that a closed amputation is designed to (select all that apply):
1. prepare a weight-bearing limb. 2. cover the stump with tissue and muscle. 3. place sutures immediately over the bone. 4. be staged to closure. 5. be immediately ready for a prosthesis.
The perinatal nurse encourages all mothers to place their infants under 12 months of age in the supine position for sleeping, because a leading cause of death for this age group is __________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
A nurse can improve cultural awareness with which behavior?
a. Developing sensitivity to the differences between the nurse's culture and the client's b. Making generalizations about various ethnic and cultural groups c. Learning everything about the various cultural groups in the nurse's city d. Taking a foreign-language class