A patient is scheduled for cardiac surgery in an acute-care facility. What intervention would occur in the intraoperative phase of this patient's perioperative care?
A) Airway/oxygen therapy/pulse oximetry
B) Skin preparation
C) Frequent vital signs/assessments
D) Visit by the anesthesiologist
B
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A nurse is preparing to administer a patient's first scheduled dose of tetracycline. The nurse should first ensure that the patient has not recently eaten
A) dairy products. B) leafy green vegetables. C) any high-fat foods. D) acidic foods.
With the changing population of health care consumers, it has become necessary for nurses to work more closely with other nurses, as when acute care nurses collaborate with public health and home health nurses
What nursing function has increased in importance because of this phenomenon? A) Prescribing medication B) Performing discharge planning C) Promoting family involvement D) Forming collegial relationships
A 65-year-old female patient tells a nurse that she has begun taking calcium supplements. The nurse learns that the patient consumes two servings of dairy products and takes 1200 mg in cal-cium supplements each day
The patient's serum calcium level is 11.1 mg/dL. What will the nurse tell this patient? a. She should increase her dietary calcium in addition to the supplements b. The amount of calcium she takes increases her risk for heart attack and stroke c. To continue taking 1200 mg of calcium supplement since she is over age 50 d. To supplement her calcium with 10,000 units of vitamin D each day
The patient is undergoing lab work and ultrasound for a possible diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Which problem does the nurse expect to find in the patient's history?
1. Multiple first-trimester fetal losses 2. Dyspareunia 3. Vulvitis 4. Oligomenorrhea