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The parent of a preschooler with chickenpox asks the nurse about measures to make the child comfortable. The nurse instructs the parent to avoid administering aspirin or any other product that contains salicylates. When given to children with chickenpox, aspirin has been linked to which disorder? ...

Reduce symptoms of Raynauds disease? - correct answer Wearing gloves when handling frozen food What is Raynauds disease? - correct answer reduced blood flow due to spasm of arteries of the feet and hands When removing a chest tube, what should you instruct the patient to do? - correct answer h...

The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2. A narrowed chest cavity...

Select the member of the healthcare team that is paired with one of the main functions of this team member. A. Occupational therapist: Gait exercises B. Physical therapist: The provision of assistive devices to facilitate the activities of daily living C. Speech and language therapist: The treatm...

The nurse is administering sublingual nitroglycerin to a client. Immediately afterward, the client may experience: - correct answer throbbing headache or dizziness. A client with iron deficiency anemia has been admitted to the medical-surgical unit. Which assessment findings are characteristic of...

What is the nursing process? - correct answer Assess Forming nursing diagnosis Planning and Goal Setting Implementation Evaluation What are some therapeutic communication barriers? - correct answer Giving advice, judging, stereotyping, being defensive, appearing distracted or uninterested, ag...

A nurse is caring for a client with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The client begins to cry and tells the nurse that she is afraid that her skin will be disfigured with lesions. Which intervention does the nurse plan to teach this client to minimize skin infections associated with SLE? Select...

The nurse reinforces home care instructions to the parents of a child hospitalized with pertussis. The child is in the convalescent stage and is being prepared for discharge. Which statement by the parents indicates a need for further teaching? 1. We need to encourage adequate fluid intake 2. Co...

A nurse is caring for a client with a lung disorder. Which nursing actions achieve the primary goal of nursing? Select all that apply. a.) Encouraging the client's healthy habits b.) Communicating with the client c.) Providing a non-individualized nursing care plan d.) Assisting the client in...

The nurse on an inpatient mental health unit is caring for a client with paranoid delusions who is refusing to eat. The client states that all the food and drinks have been poisoned. Which intervention by the nurse is appropriate? - correct answer provide the client food in unopened, individually pa...