A nurse is examining a patient on dialysis. Which of the following should she especially look for in this patient?
A) The presence of a third heart sound
B) Pitting edema
C) Inflammation or infection near the access site
D) Crackles on auscultation of lungs
C
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What should a teaching plan about foot care include for a patient with diabetes? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash and carefully dry the feet every day. b. Apply lotion between the toes. c. Protect the feet from extreme tempera-tures. d. Walk barefoot only indoors. e. Buy shoes that are comfortable and sup-portive.
The nurse should instruct the parents of a newborn that the most useful action to prevent an infection in the infant is:
a. wearing a mask whenever you have a cold or runny nose. b. frequent handwashing by caregivers. c. limiting the number of people who see and touch the infant. d. bathing the infant frequently.
National Standard 3 is paramount to safety in the perioperative setting as activities associated with it are at the core of surgical practice. Which statement below best describes activities associated with Standard 3?
a. This Standard is about medication safety, and relates to how nurses handle and administer medications to patients, as well as how controlled drugs such as opioids, narcotics and sedatives are securely managed to prevent misuse. b. This Standard focuses on correct patient identification processes and ensuring accurate procedure matching to reduce wrong site surgery. c. This Standard describes how clinicians respond to a deteriorating patient in a structured, consistent and timely manner to reduce adverse events. d. This Standard covers the concepts of aseptic technique, standard and transmission-based precautions, antimicrobial stewardship, environmental cleaning, and the reprocessing and sterilisation of surgical instruments.
The different forms of cancer can be classified into:
A. solid tumors and diffuse tumors. B. vesicular tumors and diffuse tumors. C. solid tumors and vesicular tumors. D. lymphatic tumors and diffuse tumors.