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Test Bank - Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 10th Edition (Zerwekh, 2021), Chapter 1-26 | All Chapters

Evaluate Assess Teach Don’t delegate Unstable patients Initial Assessment, Teaching, IV drips, Evaluations only RN AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION-BASED PRECAUTIONS: MTV Measles TB Varicella-Chicken Pox/Herpes Zoster-Shingles Private Room: Negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr Mask: N95 for TB DROPLET TRANSMISSION-BASED PRECAUTIONS: Think of SPIDERMAN! Sepsis Scarlet fever Streptococcal Pharyngitis (Streptococcus group A

Test Bank - Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 10th Edition (Zerwekh, 2021), Chapter 1-26 | All Chapters

A physician starts a client on the Antipsychotic medication haloperidol (Haldol). The nurse is aware that this medication has extrapyramidal adverse effects. Which measures should the nurse take during haloperidol administration? Select all that apply. 1. Review subcutaneous injection technique. 2. Closely monitor vital signs, especially temperature. 3. Provide the client with the opportunity to pace. 4. Monitor blood glucose levels. 5. Provide the client with hard candy. 6. Monitor for ...

HESI A2 EXAM Have you ever wondered why the whistle of a traveling, distant locomotive predicts its approach several yards before anyone actually sees it? Or why an oncoming ambulance’s screaming siren is heard momentarily several feet before the ambulance comes into full view, before it passes you, and why its siren is still heard faintly well after the ambulance is out of sight? What you are witnessing is a scientific phenomenon known as the Doppler Effect. What takes place is truly remarka...

Test Bank - Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 10th Edition (Zerwekh, 2021), Chapter 1-26 | All Chapters

HESI 101-HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS 1. When turning an immobile bedridden client without assistance, which action by the nurse best ensures client safety? A. Securely grasp the client's arm and leg. B. Put bed rails up on the side of bed opposite from the nurse. C. Correctly position and use a turn sheet. D. Lower the head of the client's bed slowly. 2. The nurse identifies a potential for infection in a client with partial-thickness (second-degree) and full-thickness (third-degree) burns. What inte...

HESI 101-HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS 1. When turning an immobile bedridden client without assistance, which action by the nurse best ensures client safety? A. Securely grasp the client's arm and leg. B. Put bed rails up on the side of bed opposite from the nurse. C. Correctly position and use a turn sheet. D. Lower the head of the client's bed slowly. 2. The nurse identifies a potential for infection in a client with partial-thickness (second-degree) and full-thickness (third-degree) burns. What inte...

Test Bank - Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 10th Edition (Zerwekh, 2021), Chapter 1-26 | All Chapters