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1. The nurse is aware that malnutrition is a common problem among clients served by a community health clinic for the homeless. Which laboratory value is the most reliable indicator of chronic protein malnutrition? A. Low serum albumin level B. Low serum transferrin level C. High hemoglobin level D. High cholesterol level Rationale: Long-term protein deficiency is required to cause significantly lowered serum albumin levels. Albumin is made by the liver only when adequate amounts of amin...

7. An adolescent with major depressive disorder has been taking duloxetine (Cymbalta) for the past 12 days. Which assessment finding requires immediate follow-up? • Describes life without purpose 8. A 60-year-old female client with a positive family history of ovarian cancer has developed an abdominal mass and is being evaluated for possible ovarian cancer. Her Papanicolau (Pap) smear results are negative. What information should the nurse include in the client’s teaching plan? • Furthe...

1. Anatomic position The body is erect, the feet are slightly apart, the head is held high, and the palms of the hands are facing forward 2. Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory? Pharynx 3. A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreases sensation in Arm 4. Which bone dose not articulate with any other bone? Hyoid 5. Which of the following statements best describe endocrine glands? They secrete chemicals into the blood 6. Diet is important b...

1. A client receiving tetracycline( Azithromycin) for chlamydia urethritis. The PN should reinforce which instruction a. Protect the client from sun exposure 2. How should the PN administer the ear drops for the child? a. Pull the ear down and back 3. A client asks the PN to crush an enteric coated medication so that it will be easier to swallow. What is the action of the enteric coating? a. The coating delays dissolution until the medication is exposed to intestinal secretions 4. What is ...

1 Sedation and Analgesia ............................................... 1 Christiana C. Burt and Jurgens Nortje 2 Airway Management and Intubation ........................ 15 Monica Trivedi 3 Bronchoscopy ............................................................... 27 Karthik Santhanakrishnan and Jasvir Singh Parmar 4 Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy ................. 37 Robert Martynoga and Chris Danbury 5 Arterial and Venous Catheter Insertion ................... 49 Stephen...

Manager is a person responsible for supervising and motivating employees and for directing the progress of an organization. Leader is somebody, whom people follow, has authority and must therefore be legitimate. He or she can therefore make people work together towards a common goal or a person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal.

1. A nurse tells the unit manager, “I am tired of all the changes on the unit. If things don’t get better, I’m going to quit.” Which of the following responses by the unit manager is appropriate? a. You should file a written complaint with hospital administration b. Just stick with it a little longer. Things will get better soon c. So, you are upset about all the changes on the unit? d. I think you have a right to be upset. I am tired of the changes, too 2. A charge nurse notice...

1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney disease and is starting hemodialysis. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? Hemodialysis: Hemodiaylsis is needed three times per week for 3-5 sessions. It involves insertion of two needels one into an artery and the other into a vein. (page 379) -Notify the nurse of headache, nausea, or dizziness during dialysis -Do not eat during dialysis -Have protamine sulfate ready to reverse the hep...

Group Project Questions 1. How is the vaccine (IPV) Inactivated polio vaccine /Salk and (OPV)/Sabin administered? Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is administer by intramuscular or intradermal injection Oral Polio Vaccine(OPV)/Salk is administer by mouth 2. How does polio spread? Polio spreads by direct contact with feces and contaminated water & by mouth 3. List some of the signs/symptoms of cholera. Diarrhea, Vomiting, Shock, Nausea, Dehydration, Abdominal Cramps 4. What is a definitive c...

1. A client who is being mechanically ventilated has positive end respiratory pressure (PEEP) set at 20 cm of water. Which of the following should the nurse assess for the client? Pneumothorax 2. A nurse is completing discharge teaching with a client who has a pacemaker. Which of the following statements by the client is correct? I will call my doctor about prolonged hiccups 3. In order to reduce afterload in a client with HTN and HF, the nurse will administer which IV medication? Nitro...