A mother reports that her child has a temperature of 105.2? F. What centigrade temperature does this represent?
a. 36.7?
b. 38.7?
c. 40.7?
d. 42.7?
ANS: C
You might also like to view...
An 85-year-old client with diabetes, heart disease, and renal insufficiency is admitted. What action should the nurse take to prevent falls by this particular client?
A. Provide assistance to the client in getting out of the bed or chair. B. Place the client in restraints to prevent movement without assistance. C. Maintain the client on complete bedrest with the siderails up at all times. D. Request that a family member remain with the client at all times to assist in am-bulation.
An experienced intensive care unit (ICU) nurse is resisting the implementation of telehealth in the ICU because "we each only have one or two patients and are always available." What action by the manager is best?
a. Explain how telehealth can reduce specific adverse events in ICU patients. b. Provide education on the advantages of telehealth in the ICU. c. Remind the staff that telehealth is part of their health care environment. d. Visit with the nurse and ask why the nurse is so against telehealth.
Which of the following is a risk factor for homelessness among persons with SPMI?
A) Adequate family support B) Presence of negative symptoms of schizophrenia C) Concurrent drug or alcohol abuse D) Presence of a cognitive disorder
A patient is worried about the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, because both parents had the disease. The nurse will tell this patient that known risk factors include what? (Select all that apply.)
a. Advanced age b. Alcoholism c. Family history d. Gender e. Obesity