The patient is complaining of tenderness at his intravenous (IV) insertion site. The nurse examines the site and notices that the site is swollen, warm, and reddened
The nurse stops the intravenous infusion, realizing that the patient has ________________.
Fill in the blanks with correct word
phlebitis
The patient has an unexpected outcome when his intravenous site becomes swollen, warm, reddened, and tender to touch, indicating phlebitis.
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A) Stage I ulcer B) Stage III ulcer, healing C) Stage III to I ulcer D) Stage III ulcer, exacerbated
A gout patient's creatinine clearance is less than 80 mL/min. The nurse expects this patient to be started on which medication?
a. NSAID b. Allopurinol c. ASA d. Salicylates
The nursing instructor is teaching new nursing students how to perform an abdominal assessment. When performing an abdominal assessment, what examination sequence should the nurse follow?
A) Inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation B) Inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion C) Inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation D) Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
After a 22-year-old female patient with a pituitary adenoma has had a hypophysectomy, the nurse will teach about the need for
a. sodium restriction to prevent fluid retention. b. insulin to maintain normal blood glucose levels. c. oral corticosteroids to replace endogenous cortisol. d. chemotherapy to prevent malignant tumor recurrence.