A patient is being admitted for treatment of deep partial-thickness burns. When doing this patient's initial assessment, the nurse would expect which burn characteristics?
1. Sluggish capillary refill
2. Leathery, white tissue
3. Significant edema
4. Blisters
5. Erythema
1, 3, 5
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After assessing a child's blood pressure, the nurse determines the pulse pressure and finds that it is narrowed. Which of the following would the nurse identify as associated with this finding?
A) Aortic stenosis B) Patent ductus arteriosus C) Aortic insufficiency D) Complete heart block
A patient with a crushed forearm cannot get pain relief with opioid medications. The injury is swollen, cool, and cyanotic, with weak distal pulses. What should the nurse suspect?
a. Compartment syndrome b. Overwhelming infection c. Fat embolus d. Osteomyelitis
Activation of which receptor subtype causes contraction of skeletal muscle?
a. Alpha1 b. Muscarinic c. Nicotinic d. Beta2
The nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke several years ago. The client has indicators of being malnourished. The nurse would assess the client for which of the following?
a. Ability to throw the head back to propel the food b. Embarrassment and frustration over trouble eating c. Inability of the bowel to absorb nutrients d. Positioning the head with a sideways' tilt