A patient will receive 15 pts of fluid IV during his hospital stay. This is ____ liters
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
7.2
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A nursing instructor is raising her two granddaughters after her daughter and son-in-law were killed in a motor vehicle accident. How is this family form best described?
a. Extended family b. Single-parent family c. Blended family d. Alternative pattern of relationship
The nurse is caring for a patient who has a diminished level of consciousness and who is mechanically ventilated. While performing endotracheal suctioning, the patient reaches up in an attempt to grab the suction catheter
What is the best interpretation by the nurse? a. The patient is exhibiting extension posturing. b. The patient is exhibiting flexion posturing. c. The patient is exhibiting purposeful movement. d. The patient is withdrawing to stimulation.
The nurse is admitting a client and asks to see all medications taken on a routine basis. The client offers a long list containing prescription medications and a variety of herbal preparations that are unfamiliar names to the nurse
Which of the following actions would be appropriate for the nurse at this time? 1. Write down all the names of the herbals and look them up later. 2. Tell the client that herbals are ineffective and to throw them away. 3. Inform the healthcare provider of the herbals. 4. Ask the client what they are taken for and how often.
Dantrolene sodium (Dantrium) is prescribed for the client experiencing flexor spasms. The client asks the nurse how the medication is going to help. The nurse replies that this medication acts:
1. To depress the spinal reflexes causing the spasms 2. On the central nervous system (CNS) to suppress spasms 3. Directly on the skeletal muscle to relieve the spasms 4. Within the spinal cord to suppress excess reflex activity