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Monitor the postpartum client cautiously for puerperal infection. Which factoralerted the nurse to the client's potential for this complication? - ANSWER C-
sectiona increases the risk by up to twenty times.
Which readings for heparin should be monitored throughout treatment? - PTT
1.5-2 times control; platelet count for thrombocytopenia.
Hypoglycemia (an insulin rxn) symptoms include headache, perspiration,
tremor, pallor, and nervousness. Hypoglycemia can develop 4-18 hours after
using isophane insulin suspension or insulin nc suspension (lente), which are
intermediate-acting insulins. It frequently precedes meals.
Early signs of hyperglycemia include weariness, malaise, drowsiness, polyuria,
and polydipsia.
Hypochondria is characterized by abnormal anxiety over one's health and the
erroneous idea that one has an illness.
Depression - ANSWER outbursts of anger
Periods of irritation
worthlessness
What critical psychological activities must a woman complete throughout th
e third trimester? - ANSWER conquering her concerns of the unknown, labor
pain, loss of self-esteem, loss of control, and mortality.
When irrigating a wound, the fluid should flow from the top within the wound,
through it, and out.
ANSWER: contact dermatitis, herpes zoster, and the late stages of small pox.
Papular rash - ANSWER: cutaneous anthrax and Kaposi's Sarcoma.
, When preparing a draining vertical incision for ambulation, apply an
ANSWER-strengthened dressing at the base of the wound.
Rationale for pulling a small amount of air into the syringe—ANSWER Adding
air keeps the medication from leaking back into the needle track. The extra air
flushes the medicine from the syringe, ensuring that the substance enters the
muscle tissue and prevents it from flowing back.
After how many weeks of antitubercular therapy, is the client no longer
considered contagious? - ANSWER: Two weeks
Alzheimer's stage 2 symptoms include trouble with recent and remote memory,
irritability, melancholy, restlessness, difficulty swallowing, and sometimes
incontinence, as well as motor abnormalities, amnesia, and psychosis. Stage 2
lasts 2–10 years.
Alzheimer's stage 1: ANSWER lasts 1-3 years.
Memory loss, poor judgment and problem-solving skills, trouble adjusting to
new situations and tasks, and agitation or indifference.
Alzheimer's stage 3 - ANSWER: loss of all mental abilities and ability to care
for oneself.
No stage 4
When caring for a toddler with epiglottitis, the nurse should prepare him for a
tracheotomy.
It is an emergency because inflammation and swelling of the epiglottis can
cause airway blockage.
Common side effects of phototherapy include watery stools, which are caused
by bilirubin excretion. Phototherapy includes exposing an infant's care skin to
bright fluorescent light in the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia and jaundice.
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