What precaution should a nurse initiate when caring for a patient with hepatitis B?
a. Reverse isolation
b. Standard precautions
c. Respiratory precautions
d. Enteric precautions
B
Standard precautions protect the nurse from organisms that may be in all body fluids.
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a. Moro reflex b. Rooting reflex c. Babinski reflex d. Swallow reflex
A patient is admitted to the emergency department for a severe migraine headache
The patient tells the nurse that she has used Cafergot (ergotamine tartrate and caffeine) for frequent migraine headaches over the past 6 months and has been experiencing numbness and tingling in the fingers and toes. The nurse should further assess the patient for which of the following signs and symptoms? (Select all that apply.) a. Diminished peripheral pulses b. Muscle aches c. Pallor of the extremities d. Nausea e. Vomiting
A newborn receives a diagnosis of a varicocele. The pediatric nurse is aware that this is a collection of fluid in the scrotal sac related to a patent processus vaginalis, which is the channel that gives the testicle the ability to move from abdomen
to groin. A) True B) False
A patient is telling the nurse manager that she believes a wrongful act occurred when she was given the wrong medication. The law to address this issue would be considered:
1. Tort. 2. Common. 3. Civil. 4. Criminal.