The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that employers make accommodations for disabled
employees. An operating room nurse experiences migraine headaches whenever she works more
than 12 consecutive hours.
What would be considered an appropriate accommodation for this
nurse?
A) Terminate the nurse, accommodations may not seem fair to other staff members.
B) Transfer the nurse to the night shift where nurses are allowed to sleep when surgery is not
scheduled.
C) Transfer the nurse to the psychiatric unit where the nurses only work 8-hour shifts.
D) Allow the nurse to remain in the operating room and reduce her work to shorter shifts.
D
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A) Zidovudine B) Heparin C) Methotrexate D) Hydroxyurea
The nurse is orienting to care for patients in the intensive care area. Which of the following statements indicates that the new nurse needs more information about hemodynamic monitoring?
1. "One drawback of hemodynamic monitoring is that the catheter must go through the heart and into the pulmonary artery.". 2. "Hemodynamic monitoring data can be used to aid in the diagnosis of lung disorders.". 3. "Hemodynamic monitoring data can help to guide fluid administration and prevent fluid overload.". 4. "Data from hemodynamic monitoring can be used to evaluate the patient's progress.".
The nurse is reviewing the results of a patient's cardiac output curve and notes that the size of the curve is small. Which of the following does this finding indicate?
1. a low cardiac output 2. a poor injection technique 3. incorrect placement of the catheter 4. a high cardiac output
The nurse reminds the mother of a child who is at home with German measles (rubella) that the child should not return to school for:
a. 3 days after the rash subsides b. 5 days after the fever subsides c. 7 days after onset of the rash d. 10 days after the rash subsides