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,without supplemental oxygen. Her health history includes fractures of the left
tibia and fibula from a motor vehicle collision three weeks ago. Surgical fixation
was required. Her only current medications are an oral contraceptive and
intermittent ibuprofen for pain. Assessment of the casted left leg reveals that
the toes are swollen. With this information, which diagnostic testing will the
nurse expect as the highest priority?
A: sputum cultures
B: plain chest radiograph
C: chest CT
D: radiograph of the left leg
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Answer: D, I can't administer this medication, I'm pregnant Rationale:
Pregnant staff should be given the choice to avoid work activity in an area with increased risk
of exposure to chemotherapy agents. Methotrexate should not be handled by pregnant
nurses or those of child-bearing age; it is a chemotherapeutic agent that is cytotoxic. Special
handling of chemotherapeutic agents must be practiced to prevent exposure
Answer: D, barium enema Rationale:
This patient is exhibiting signs of intussusception, which include episodes of acute, colicky
abdominal pain in which the child screams and flexes knees up towards the chest. The child
usually vomits, and you may feel a "sausage-shaped" mass in the right upper quadrant. Rectal
blood or "currant jelly" stools (blood and mucus in the stools) may be present. The
appropriate intervention for a child with a probable intussusception and no signs of bowel
perforation/peritonitis is a contrast or air enema, which usually reduces the mass
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,without supplemental oxygen. Her health history includes fractures of the left
tibia and fibula from a motor vehicle collision three weeks ago. Surgical fixation
was required. Her only current medications are an oral contraceptive and
intermittent ibuprofen for pain. Assessment of the casted left leg reveals that
the toes are swollen. With this information, which diagnostic testing will the
nurse expect as the highest priority?
A: sputum cultures
B: plain chest radiograph
C: chest CT
D: radiograph of the left leg
Give this one a try later!
Answer: D, I can't administer this medication, I'm pregnant Rationale:
Pregnant staff should be given the choice to avoid work activity in an area with increased risk
of exposure to chemotherapy agents. Methotrexate should not be handled by pregnant
nurses or those of child-bearing age; it is a chemotherapeutic agent that is cytotoxic. Special
handling of chemotherapeutic agents must be practiced to prevent exposure
Answer: D, barium enema Rationale:
This patient is exhibiting signs of intussusception, which include episodes of acute, colicky
abdominal pain in which the child screams and flexes knees up towards the chest. The child
usually vomits, and you may feel a "sausage-shaped" mass in the right upper quadrant. Rectal
blood or "currant jelly" stools (blood and mucus in the stools) may be present. The
appropriate intervention for a child with a probable intussusception and no signs of bowel
perforation/peritonitis is a contrast or air enema, which usually reduces the mass
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