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Rationale: A high fluid intake is needed when patients are using bulk-forming laxatives to avoid worsening constipation. Although bulk-forming laxatives are generally safe, the nurse should emphasize the possibility of constipation or obstipation if inadequate fluid intake occurs. Although increased gas formation is likely to occur with increased dietary fiber, the patient should gradually increase dietary fiber and eventually may not need the psyllium. Fat-soluble vitamin absorption is blocked ...

A nurse is caring for a client who has a DVT and has been taking heparin for a week. Two days ago, the provider also prescribed warfarin. The client asks the nurse about receiving both at the same time. What should the nurse say? a. I will remind your provider that you are already receiving heparin b. your lab findings indicate that 2 anticoagulants are needed c. it takes 3-4 days for the therapeutic effects of warfarin, and then heparin can be discontinued d. only one of these medications a...

A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client newly diagnosed with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. List two (2) teaching points the should share with the client about dietary practices. - Correct AnswerEat foods high in fiber Increase fluids Late Cushing's Triad manifestation - Correct AnswerSevere hypertension with widening of pulse pressure and bradycardia Identifying Basal cell cancer - Correct Answersmall, waxy nodule with superficial blood vessels, well-define...

b. Have the client use a trapeze to pull himself up while ensuring the weights hang free. - Correct AnswerA nurse is caring for a client who is in skeletal traction following a femur fracture. The nurse finds the client has slid down toward the foot of the bed and the traction weight is resting on the floor. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. remove the weight temporarily to reposition the client to the correct alignment in bed. b. Have the client use a trapeze to pull h...

A nurse is caring for a client who has COPD. The client is concerned about not being able to leave the house due to the need for staying on continuous oxygen. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? A. There are portable oxygen delivery systems that you can take with you B. When you go out, you can remove the oxygen and then reapply it when you get home A nurse is instructing a client on the use of an incentive spirometer. Which of the following statements indicates understand...

A type of protein the immune system produces to neutralize a threat of some kind, such as an incompatible substance in the blood, is called an.... - Correct AnswerAntibody You are caring for a patient with severe trauma whose blood type is A. A blood transfusion is ordered stat. You know that the patient can safely receive blood from blood group O because... - Correct Answertype O blood contains no A antigens. -Type O blood contains no antigens at all, which is why people with type O blood a...

A nurse is admitting an older adult client who is experiencing dyspnea, weakness, and weight gain of 2 lb, with 1+ bilateral edema of the lower extremities. Upon assessment, the client has a temperature 37.2° C (99° F), pulse 96/min, respirations 26/min, oxygen saturation 94% on 3 L oxygen via nasal cannula, and blood pressure 152/96 mm Hg. Which of the following clinical manifestations are indicative of fluid volume excess? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is beginning a physical assessment of a client who has a new diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.) A. Areas of paresthesia B. Involuntary eye movements C. Alopecia D. Increased salivation E. Ataxia - Correct AnswerA, B, E A nurse is caring for a client who has experienced a right-hemispheric stroke. Which of the following are expected findings? (select all that apply)

Hemodialysis -Correct Answer - expected: weight loss, decrease BP, increase temp - complications: hypocalcemia, bleeding, infection, hypovolemia, anemia - disequilibrium syndrome: nausea, restlessness, dysrhythmias, seizures, headache - notify: headache, nausea, dizziness during dialysis - do not eat during dialysis Inotropic medications -Correct Answer - dopamine, digoxin, dobutamine, milirinone - increase contractility and improve CO - monitor HR (apical), hold if <60 min

Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial stress and increase the possibility of abnormal electrical activity A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedural following a lumbar puncture and reports a throbbing headache when sitting upright. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA.

A child with sickle cell anemia is being discharged after treatment for a crisis. Which instructions for avoiding future crises would the nurse provide to the child and family? (select all that apply) a. use cold packs to relieve joint pain b. drink plenty of fluids c. avoid contact with sick people when possible d. wash hands before meals and after playing e. restrict activity to bed rest - Correct Answerb, c, d Which action is appropriate to promote a toddler's nutrition during hosp...

RATIONALE: Proximodistal development progresses from the center of the body to the extremities, such as from the arm to the fingers. Cephalocaudal development occurs along the body's long axis; for example, the infant develops control over the head, mouth, and eye movements before the upper body, torso, and legs. Mass-to-specific development, sometimes called differentiation, occurs as the child masters simple operations before complex functions and moves from broad, general patterns of behavio...

What virus causes a "slapped cheek" rash, followed by a lacy, reticular rash a few days later? in erythema infectiosum - Correct AnswerParvovirus Does Parvovirus cross the placenta? - Correct Answeryes What is the most common cause of acute bronchiolitis? - Correct AnswerRSV is statistically the primary cause of bronchiolitis

**Fruits and vegetables, good sources of vitamins and fiber, are introduced after cereal, one at a time to determine allergic reactions. Egg whites are highly allergenic. Birth weight doubles by which month? - Correct Answer6 months Birth weight triples by? - Correct AnswerEnd of 12 months (1st year) T/F Infants are unable to digest the large molecules of cow's milk. - Correct AnswerTrue When are solids begun? - Correct AnswerSolids are begun around age 6 months w/ pureed forms of f...

A client who is one (1) day post-op appendectomy refuses to get up and walk, has an elevated blood pressure & increased heart rate. What is the BEST nursing intervention? A. Tell the child that walking will help with pain control B. Check the MAR to see when the last pain medication was given and administer the pain medication C. The goal is to wean the client off of addicting narcotics D. Give the child a developmentally appropriate toy/game in order to distract the client from thinking abo...

The telephone triage nurse at a pediatric clinic knows each call is important. Which call would require extra attentiveness from the registered nurse because of an increased risk of mortality? 1. A 3-week-old infant born at 35 weeks gestation with gastroenteritis 2. A term 2-week-old infant of American Indian descent with an upper respiratory infection 3. A post term 4-week-old infant non-Hispanic black descent with moderate emesis after feeding 4. A 1-week-old infant born at 40 weeks gestat...

The nurse is caring for a 6-month-old in the ER. The physician orders the nurse to give the child a dose of Rocephin IM. The 1.5-mL dose arrives from the pharmacy. The nurse must do which of the following? 1. Administer the injection in the deltoid muscle 2. Split the dose into two injections 3. Administer the injection in the dorsogluteal muscle 4. Administer the dose as a single injection to the vests lateralis muscle - Correct Answer2. A nurse should not deliver more than 1 mL per IM inje...

Panic occurs in middle school-age children (ages 6-8 years) The nurse is planning care for a pediatric patient with a different ethnic background from the nurse's own. The most appropriate goal for the nurse in caring for this patient is: A. Strive to keep ethnic background from influencing health care B. Encourage continuation of ethnic practices in the hospital setting C. Attempt, in a nonjudgmental way, to change ethnic beliefs D. Adapt, as necessary, ethnic practices to heal...

As people act on their environments, an inborn mental process causes them to derive generalizable schemes from specific experiences Adaptation The processes through which schemes change. 3 processes of adaption: equilibrium, assimilation, and accommodation Adaptation - Correct AnswerA characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.

Plasticity - Correct AnswerThe degree to which a developing structure or behavior is modified due to experience Sudden Infant death syndrome (SIDS) - Correct AnswerThe unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby, Usually because of sleeping on stomach Sleep States - Correct Answer Average sleep time for infants - Correct Answer Pincer - Correct Answer