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A newly licensed nurse has just completed orientation on a medical-surgical unit. The nursing supervisor asks the nurse to float to the labor and delivery unit. Which of the following actions should the newly licensed nurse take? - correct answer Request to float to an adult medical-surgical unit instead. Rationale::The nurse should recognize that this assignment is unsafe due to a lack of experience and orientation to the labor and delivery unit. The nurse should confer with the supervisor f...

Normal Urine Output correct answer: 40mL/hr (approximatley 1 Liter a day) Intake exceeds output correct answer: -weight gain -electrolyte imbalance -increased hemodynamic pressures -decreased lung compliance Central Venous Pressure (CVP) correct answer: can indicate changes in fluid balance Normal CVP correct answer: 2-6mmHg or 4-12cmH20 -decreased CVP can indicate hypovalemia (fluid therapy) -increased CVP can indicate hypervalemia (diuretics) Stuporous, confused , sleepy c...

HESI Psychiatric/Mental Health Practice Test Exam Questions And Answers A female client is anxious about a scheduled diagnostic procedure and keeps asking the same question of every staff person. How should the practical nurse respond? A) Encourage the client to watch television as a distraction. B) Reinforce with the client the need for the procedure regardless. C) Affirm the client's anxiety and ask if she wants to talk. D) Reassure the client that the procedure is performed for o...

EMT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A patient at a mountain ski resort presents to you with notable shortness of breath. She denies any past medical history and takes no medications. Your assessment reveals crackles to the bases of both lungs. After applying oxygen, you realize that the key to helping this patient improve is to: a. Position her in a left lateral recumbent position b. Remove her to a lower altitude c. Administer albuterol by a metered-dose inhaler d. Place her in a supin...

NURS 129 Behaviors Interpersonal Violence EAQ 2023/2024 Questions and Answers. Due Apr 9, 2023 by 11:55 pm Passed 13 out of 17 questions answered correctly Completed on Mar 6, 2023 4:36 pm Incorrect (4) Which legal ramification would be indicated when a newly admitted male client with bipolar disorder who has a history of hyperactivity and combativeness is found later in the evening beating another client? The client should have been placed in restraints on admission. NURS 129 Behavior...

NURS 129 Behaviors Interpersonal Violence EAQ 2023/2024 Questions and Answers. Completed on Mar 6, 2023 4:36 pm Incorrect (4) Which legal ramification would be indicated when a newly admitted male client with bipolar disorder who has a history of hyperactivity and combativeness is found later in the evening beating another client? The client should have been placed in restraints on admission. NURS 129 Behaviors Interpersonal Violence EAQ 2023/2024 Questions and Answers 5/17/23, 12:01 PM...

ATI PN CAPSTONE 1,2&3 QUESTIONS BANK-QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR 2023 UPDATE1ATI PN CAPSTONE 1,2&3 QUESTIONS BANK-QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE CAPSTONE 1 1. If a male client experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) that damaged the hypothalamus, the nurse anticipate that the client has problems with: a. Body temperature control. b. Balance and equilibrium c. Visual acuity d. Thinking and reasoning 2. A female client admitted to an acute care facility after a car accident de...

You arrive on scene with your partner to find a 7 year old boy unconscious after being dragged from the water. He is not breathing and has no pulse. CPR in this case should include________________. a. 30:2 compression to ventilation ratio b. 15:2 compression to ventilation ratio c. 5:1 compression to ventilation ratio d. 30:1 compression to ventilation ratio - Correct Answer b. 15:2 compression to ventilation ratio Rationale: AHA CPR Guidelines specify that for two person CPR on a c...

The Qma is PROHIBITED from performing what tasks - a. assessing the residents condition b. calling the physician c. administering a medication per nasogastric tube d. administering a medication by injection What are some of the QMA scope of practice - a. observe and report to the facility licensed nurse reactions and side effects to a medication exhibited by a resident b. initiate oxygen per nasal cannula or non-sealing mask only in an emergency c. count and administer and document co...

Medical-Surgical RN A Prophecy Test / Relias Learning. 1.2 milligrams is equal to how many micrograms? Your post-op patient has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place. How do you ensure effective drain function? Your male patient complains of discomfort while inflating the balloon during insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter. What would be the MOST appropriate action? Your patient has symptomatic anemia but is refusing a blood transfusion for religious reason. What is an appropria...