When the nurse performs hand hygiene and uses sterile supplies, the patient's:
a. hospital stay is shortened.
b. sense of self-worth is improved.
c. risk of infection is reduced.
d. nursing care needed is reduced.
C
Hand hygiene is the most important measure for interrupting the infectious process.
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Which of the following organizations is responsible for establishing a bill of rights for patients?
a. American Hospital Association b. American Nurses Association c. Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education d. The Joint Commission
A patient with a history of heart failure is admitted with dehydration, malnutrition, and fatigue. The nurse learns that the patient has been taking multiple doses of a thiazide diuretic. The nurse would review laboratory reports for which electrolyte imbalance?
1. Hypernatremia 2. Hypophosphatemia 3. Hypocalcemia 4. Hypermagnesemia
What should nursing interventions to maintain a patent airway in a newborn include?
a. Positioning the newborn supine after feedings. b. Wrapping the newborn as snugly as possible. c. Placing the newborn to sleep in the prone (on abdomen) position. d. Using a bulb syringe to suction as needed, suctioning the nose first and then the pharynx.
A patient hemorrhaging from an incision has a blood pressure of 70/0 mm Hg. What type of fluid replacement should the nurse anticipate will be ordered initially?
a. 0.9 % normal saline b. Fresh frozen plasma c. Packed red blood cells d. Lactated Ringer's with 50 mL albumin