As a component of treatment for cardiopulmonary arrest, the patient receives intravenous epinephrine, an alpha receptor agonist. What major adverse effect does the nurse anticipate?
A) Reduction of myocardial oxygenation
B) Shunting of blood flow to central circulation
C) Increased urine output
D) Increased skin temperature
D
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Which statement by the nurse best demonstrates clear communication to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) about delegating a task?
1) "Record how much the patient drinks." 2) "Take the patient's vital signs every 2 hours today." 3) "Take the patient's temperature every 4 hours; notify me if it is greater than 100.5°F (38.1°C)." 4) "Assist the patient with her meals."
The nurse cautions the patient with uncontrolled hypertension that the consequences of the disease will include: (Select all that apply.)
a. threat of a stroke. b. possible kidney failure. c. risk for heart attack. d. probability of congestive heart failure. e. development of DVT.
A common bacteria that causes scarring on the aortic valve is:
1. Group A streptococcus bacteria. 2. Group B streptococcus bacteria. 3. Staphylococcus aureus. 4. E. coli.
One of the challenges that nurses have faced in the past, and which continues to the present, is the need to distinguish the practice of nursing from that of medicine. Which of the following statements best conveys a defining characteristic of nursing?
A) Education within a formal, credential-granting setting B) An emphasis on objective, rather than subjective, health assessment C) A holistic perspective on the health of individuals D) A recognition that health is not always attainable for all individuals