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The nurse is reviewing 1. A. The normal potassium level is 3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L.
medical prescriptions for Giving Kayexalate in this situation may cause the
newly admitted clients. It client to lose potassium, causing hypokalemia,
would be a priority for therefore the drug is not indicated; the therapeutic
the nurse to follow up level for Dilantin is 10 - 20 mcg/ml, a level of 8 is sub
with the physician if a therapeutic thereby increasing the risk of seizure
client with activity. Acetaminophen can be safely prescribed to
(a) a potassium level of clients with ASA sensitivity. Azithromycin (Zithromax)
4.5mEq/L has Kayexalate can be safely prescribed for clients with sensitivity
(sodium polystyrene) to Penicillin.
prescribed
(b) a Dilantin (phenytoin)
level of 8 mcg/ml is
placed on seizure
precautions
(c) sensitivity to Aspirin
(acetylsalicylic acid) is
prescribed Tylenol
(acetaminophen)
(d) sensitivity to Penicillin
is prescribed Zithromax
(azithromycin)
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The nurse should 2. A. Informed consent, explanation and decision
intervene if the nurse making must occur before sedation is given;
notes a staff member therapeutic interventions for retinal detachment
(a) obtaining a clients include bedrest with the area of detachment in a
consent prior to their dependent position to promote healing; the cast
operative procedure should be handled with the palms of the hands
after receiving while wet to prevent denting; a broad base of
Ativan (lorazepam) support is used during transfers to prevent muscle
(b) placing a client on the injury.
affected side following
surgical repair of a retinal
detachment
(c) handling a wet cast
with the palms of the
hands
(d) using a broad base of
support while
transferring a client
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The community health 3. B. An adolescent with uncontrolled Diabetes
nurse is caring for the Mellitus would require the greatest number of
following clients. It would disciplines (multidisciplinary) to manage their care
be a i.e. Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Nutritionist; the
priority for the nurse to other choices do not require as many providers of
initiate a multidisciplinary care to meet their needs.
conference for the client
who
is
(a) 12 years old with
Autism who is starting a
new school and recently
had a
URI (upper respiratory
tract infection)
(b) 16 years old, has type
1 Diabetes Mellitus, is
unemployed and had a
recent
Hemoglobin A1c of 13%
(c) 52 years old, with
Myasthenia Gravis,
recently prescribed
Mestinon
(pyridostigmine) and
employed as a mail
carrier
(d) 70 years old, has
schizophrenia, lives alone
and reports hearing
non threatening voices.
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The nurse from the 4. C. The management of a client following
postpartum unit has been abdominal surgery is standard. The postpartum
temporarily assigned to nurse routinely cares for mothers following
the caesarean section; therefore it is appropriate to
medical surgical unit. It assign this client; The other choices are not
would be most appropriate to assign to this nurse.
appropriate to assign this
nurse to the
client who
(a) has returned from
right total hip
replacement surgery four
hours ago
(b) is being observed for
increased intracranial
pressure
(c) had surgery two hours
ago to remove the
appendix
(d) is two weeks post
partum being maintained
on a mechanical
ventilator for respiratory
failure
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