Medical Surgical Nursing in Canada Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

When reading a patient's chart, the nurse notes that the patient has had dysuria. To assess whether there is any improvement, which question will the nurse ask? a. "Do you have any blood in your urine?" b. "Do you have to get up at night to urinate?" c. "Do you have any pain when you urinate?" d. "Do you have to urinate very frequently?" - ANS: C Dysuria is painful urination. REF: page 1278, Table 47-7 When admitting a patient who has a history of paraplegia as a result of a spi...

A physician who has never been immunized for hepatitis B is exposed to the hepatitis B virus (HBV) through a needle stick from an infected patient. What should the infection control nurse inform both the physician and patient that treatment for the exposure should include? a. Evaluation of liver function tests in 60 days b. Active immunization with hepatitis B vaccine c. Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) injection d. Both the hepatitis B vaccine and HBIG - d. Both the hepatitis B vaccine a...

A client with external otitis has an ear wick placed and a new prescription for antibiotic otic drops. After the nurse provides client teaching, which of the following client statements indicates that more instruction is needed? a. “I may use aspirin or acetaminophen for pain relief.” b. “I should apply the eardrops to the cotton wick in my ear canal.” c. “I should clean my ear canal daily with a cotton-tipped applicator.” d. “I may use warm compresses to the outside of my ea...