Normal red cells survive about 6 months
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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The nurse notes that a patient's indwelling urinary catheter tubing contains sediment and crusting at the meatus. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Notify the provider immediately. b. Flush the catheter tubing with saline solution. c. Replace the indwelling urinary catheter. d. Encourage fluids that increase urine acidity.
A 57-year-old female patient complains of "strange pimples" over her buttocks region. The nurse realizes that this patient might be experiencing which health problem?
1. acne conglobata 2. contact dermatitis 3. acne vulgaris 4. acne rosacea
Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate care for a client with a retention catheter?
A) Gently retract the labia majora away from the urinary meatus. B) Observe urine in the drainage bag. C) Retape the catheter to the thigh. D) Don sterile gloves.
A female patient was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, and in the course of her treatment, it was determined that she was experiencing alcohol dependence because she began experiencing alcohol withdrawal while she was in the hospital
When the psychiatrist who was called in as a consultant documented the patient's mental disorder, he identified her alcohol dependence on which axis? A) Axis I B) Axis II C) Axis III D) Axis IV