The apical pulse can be best auscultated at the:
When the nurse is caring for a patient placed on droplet precautions, the nurse should:
When taking care of a patient who has undergone open reduction and internal fixation of a fractured left tibia, the nurse should keep the leg:
A newborn infant is assessed using the Apgar assessment tool and scores 6. The infant has a heart rate of 95, slow and irregular respiratory effort, and some flexion of extremities. The infant is pink, but has a weak cry. The nurse should know that this Apgar score along with the additional symptoms indicates the neonate is:
The patient with liver cirrhosis receives 100 ml of 25% serum albumin intravenously. Which of the following findings would best indicate that the albumin is having its desired effect?
A construction worker was brought to the emergency department and admitted with the diagnosis of heat stroke due to strenuous physical activity during hot weather conditions. Which action should the nurse take?
The best time for the nurse to teach an anxious patient about the patient controlled analgesic (PCA) pump would be during which of the following stages of patient care?
The purpose of a cardiac pacemaker is to:
An 84-year-old man has arthritis and is admitted for a severely edematous knee. The physician orders heat packs every 2 hours and you feel this order may worsen the tissue congestion. An appropriate nursing action would be:
Pain management for terminally ill patients is most effective when analgesics are given:
A patient who has just had a miscarriage at 8 weeks of gestation is admitted to hospital. In caring for this patient, the nurse should be alert for signs of:
The nurse should be aware that tetracycline is contraindicated in children under 12 years of age because:
A nurse prepares a narcotic analgesic for administration, but the patient refuses to take it. Which of the following actions by the nurse is most appropriate?
A patient with allergic rhinitis reports severe nasal congestion, sneezing, and watery eyes at various times of the year. To teach the patient to control these symptoms the nurse advises the patient to:
Elevated levels of amylase and lipase in the blood are common in:
A nurse is not familiar with a particular solution ordered to irrigate a patient's wound. The appropriate action would be to:
To prevent post-operative thrombophlebitis, which one of the following measures is effective?
The police bring a prisoner into the emergency department who is in severe pain. When the nurse is assigned to this patient, the nurse should:
After application of a cast in the upper extremity, the patient complains of severe pain in the affected site. Which of the following would the nurse initiate?
A patient admitted to the hospital in hypertensive crisis is ordered to receive hydralazine (Apresoline) 20mg IV stat for blood pressure greater than 190/100 mmHg. The best response of the nurse to this order is to:
Which of the following correctly describes wound packing in a wet to dry dressing?
A patient is ordered 75mg of pethidine which comes in an ampoule of 100mg/2ml. What would the nurse do with the remaining pethidine after drawing up the required dose?
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