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pneumonia? - ANSWERS-Yes. A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report & will care for 4 clients. Which of the following client's needs may the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hrs ago w/aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching w/a client who is learning to walk using a quad cane C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer - ANSWERS-C....

A home health nurse is evaluating a school-age child who has cystic fibrosis. The nurse should initiate a request for high-frequency chest compression vest in response to which of the following parent statements? "My child doesn't like to sit still for nebulizer treatments." "I think that my child has been running a fever over the last couple of days." "My child has only a small amount of mucus after percussion therapy." "I am concerned about my child's future participation in tea...

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a mastectomy the following day. The client is tearful and tells the nurse that they are not ready to have this procedure done at this time. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - ANSWERS- "Would you like for me to talk to the surgeon with you?" The nurse should advocate for the clients needs by offering to talk to the surgeon with the client. The nurse should also offer moral support and encourage the client to expres...

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a mastectomy the following day. The client is tearful and tells the nurse that they are not ready to have this procedure done at this time. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - ANSWERS- "Would you like for me to talk to the surgeon with you?" The nurse should advocate for the clients needs by offering to talk to the surgeon with the client. The nurse should also offer moral support and encourage the client to expres...

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking lithium and reports persistent nausea and vomiting for 2 days. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse report to the provider? a) Potassium 4.0 mEq/L b) Lithium 0.9 mEq/L c) BUN 12 mg/dL d) Sodium 132 mEq/L - ANSWERS-D. Sodium 132 mEq/L Rationale: The nurse should identify that a sodium level of 132 mEq/L is not within the expected reference range of 136 to 145 mEq/L. This finding indicates hyponatremia, which can lead to l...

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy? - ASWERS-Lymphedema A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuos IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the IV ump to administer? - ASWERS...

A nurse is planning care for a client who has a full-thickness burns on the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include? a) Limit visitation time for client's children to 40 minutes per day b) clean the equipment in the client's room once per week c) provide a diet of fresh fruits and vegetable for the client d) apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites A...

A patient is in cardiac arrest. The cardiac monitor shows asystole. In addition to providing continuous high-quality CPR, what is the other priority intervention for this patient? Administering epinephrine as early as possible A patient has experienced return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiac arrest. The healthcare team is conducting a secondary assessment to determine the possible cause of the patient's cardiac arrest. Before the arrest, the patient exhibited jugular venous ...

Biology Lecture Notes Y. Nagah 2 | P a g e Ion pump and ion channels establish the resting potential of a neuron As you know, ions are unequally distributed between the interior of cells and the fluid that surrounds them. As a result, the inside of a cell is negatively charged relative to the outside. Because the attraction of opposite charges across the plasma membrane is a source of potential energy, this charge difference, or voltage, is called the membrane potential. • The membr...

Periodic Table of the Elements 1 H Hydrogen 1.0079 3 Li Lithium 6.941 4 Be Beryllium 9.0122 79 Au Gold 196.9665 1A (1) 2A (2) 3B (3) 3A (13) 4A (14) 5A (15) 6A (16) 7A (17) 8A (18) 4B (4) 5B (5) 6B (6) 7B (7) 8B (8) 8B (9) 8B (10) 1B (11) 2B (12) 11 Na Sodium 22.9898 12 Mg Magnesium 24.3050 19 K Potassium 39.0983 20 Ca Calcium 40.078 21 Sc Scandium 44.9559 22 Ti Titanium 47.88 23 V Vanadium 50.9415 24 Cr Chromium ...