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A charge nurse is planning an educational session for staff nurses about working with parents whose children have a terminal illness and are candidates for donating their organs. Which of the following information should the nurse plan to include? - ANS The family can have the child in an open casket without fearing that the organ donation might disfigure the child's body. A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. ...

NGN: What assessment findings are consistent with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or peritonitis? Temperature (100F) Weight (-9.7 lbs) Albumin level (2.4) WBC (14) Bowel pattern (freq. loose stools) Abdominal pain location (RLQ) Heart rate (105) - ANS Temperature: Crohn's, UC & peritonitis. -Elevation can occur with all three due to inflammation and infection. Weight: Crohn's & UC. -Unintended weight loss can occur due to malabsorption in the GI tract. Bowe...

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) via mechanical ventilation. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of PEEP? Hypoxemia Tension pneumothorax Malignant hypertension Atelectasis - ANS Tension pneumothorax The nurse should identify that tension pneumothorax is a possible adverse effect of PEEP. The nurse should monitor the client's lung sounds hourly for indications of a tension p...