The nurse is providing care to a 4-year-old boy with a broken arm and an infected laceration from a fall. The nurse notes a significant elevation in the child's heart rate. Which intervention would be least appropriate?
A) Administering antipyretics as ordered for fever
B) Using a defibrillator to reduce the heart rate
C) Administering analgesics to reduce pain
D) Allowing the parents to comfort the child
B
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1. 6%. 2. 10%. 3. 15%. 4. 20%.
To assess the efficacy of a specific intervention, which type of clinical category should the student investigate in appraising study results?
a. Therapy b. Sensitivity and specificity c. Prognosis d. Harm
A patient is diagnosed with hypertension caused by polycystic kidney disease. What might be helpful to control this patient's blood pressure?
1. ACE inhibitors 2. kidney transplant 3. dialysis 4. peritoneal dialysis
A new mother is questioning the nurse about the advantages of breastfeeding her newborn
Which information should the nurse include in the teaching session? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Breast milk has immunological advantages, including varying degrees of protection from respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract infections. 2. Breastfeeding has been shown to increase maternal–infant attachment. 3. Breastfeeding can be initially supplemented with bottle feedings so that the father does not feel left out of the infant's care. 4. Breastfeeding often causes nipple tenderness, and may be discouraged until healing occurs. 5. Breastfeeding provides a psychologic advantage to the mother, who derives satisfaction knowing that she is providing her infant with the optimal nutritional start in life.