A patient has been admitted to the hospital with exacerbation of heart failure (HF) that has resulted in pulmonary and peripheral edema. The nurse has been carefully monitoring the trajectory of the patient's signs and symptoms of HF
How can the nurse best monitor the patient's fluid balance?
A) By monitoring the patient's blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels
B) By measuring and recording the patient's oral fluid intake
C) By performing daily weights at the same time each day
D) By assessing the patient's skin turgor at several different sites
C
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A client who is bedridden is scheduled to receive subcutaneous injections of heparin at 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. each day. The client's medication administration record would present these times as:
A) 0800 and 1800 B) 800 and 2200 C) 0800 and 2000 D) 0800 and 2200
he nurse is caring for a client with penetrating abdominal trauma. Which organ does the nurse identify as most commonly affected by this type of injury?
A) Large intestine B) Stomach C) Spleen D) Liver
A pregnant woman who has undergone genetic testing informs the nurse that her fetus has Down syndrome. The nurse understands that Down syndrome is an example of:
A) Multifactorial inheritance B) X-linked recessive inheritance C) Trisomy numeric abnormality D) Chromosomal deletion
Data that are collected through vital records, such as birth and death certificates, are an example of which category of data sources commonly used in epidemiologic investigations?
1. Routinely collected data 2. Data collected for other purposes but useful for epidemiologic research 3. Original data collected for specific epidemiologic studies 4. Surveillance data