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***A nurse is caring for a client receiving opiates for pain management. Initially after the pain management plan was started, the client was sedated and sleeping most of the time. After three days on the plan the client is no longer sedated and sleeping regularly. What action should the nurse take? A. Initiate additional non-pharmacological pain management techniques. B. Notify the provider that a dosage adjustment is needed. C. No action is needed at this time. D. Contact the provider t...

A nurse is preparing to administer a bisacodyl (Dulcolax) 10 mg suppository. Which of the following are correct administration guidelines for the nurse to implement? (Select all that apply.) Correct Answer - - Lubricate index finger - Insert suppository just beyond internal sphincter A nurse is caring for a client who has anemia and has difficulty swallowing pills. The client's provider has prescribed a liquid oral iron supplement. The client should be instructed by the nurse to take the ir...

A nurse on an inpatient unit is assisting with the discharge plan for a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the folloving resources should the nurse include in the plan? Contact information for enrollment in a 12-step program Contact information for a community mental health center A referral for respite care services A list of primary prevention activities Correct Answer - Contact information for a community mental health center A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing t...

Angina Precipitating Factors 4 Es Correct Answer - Exertion Eating Emotional distress Extreme temperature Arterial Occlusion 4Ps Correct Answer - Pain Pulselessnes Parlor Parenthesis Congestive Heart Treatment MADD DOG Correct Answer - Morphine Aminophylline (bronchodilators) -long-term control control of reversible airway obstruction caused by asthma or COPD; salt of theophylline Digoxin Dopamine Diuretics

a nurse is reviewing the history and physicality of an adolescent client who has conduct disorder. what is an expected finding? Correct Answer - suspended from school several times in the past year a nurse is planning care for a 6yr old child who has bacterial meningitis, what nursing intervention is unnecessary in the pt's plan of care? Correct Answer - measure head circumference every shift a nurse is teaching the parents of a child who has ADHD about methylphenidate. which of the follo...

A nurse in a long - term care facility enters the day room and finds the window curtains on fire . Clients are panicking and the room is filling with smoke . Indicate the emergency actions the nurse must take . ( Move the steps into the box on the right , placing them in the selected order of performance . Use all the steps . Correct Answer - RACE to prioritize the actions to take : R - Rescue and remove the clients , A- Activate the alarm , C- Confine the E- Extinguish the fire . A nurse is ...

subjective sources of data Correct Answer - What the client tells the nurse Objective sources of data Correct Answer - Data the nurse obtains through observation and examination secondary subjective data Correct Answer - what others tell the nurse; what the client had told them secondary objective sources of data Correct Answer - Data the nurse collects from other sources; family, friends, caregivers, health care professionals, literature review, medical records, etc. Steps of the Nu...

Two staff members have called in sick on the medical-surgical unit and no additional help is available. The remaining team members consist of an RN, an LPN and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which of the following should be considered by the nurse when making client assignments? Select all that apply: Select one or more: Identify what tasks are appropriate to delegate for each specific client. b.Assess the health status and complexity of care required by the client. c. Evaluate client...

Sodium lab value Correct Answer - 136-145 mEq/L Potassium lab value Correct Answer - 3.5-5.0 mEq/L Total Calcium Correct Answer - 9.0-10.5 Magnesium Correct Answer - 1.3-2.1 Phosphorus Correct Answer - 3.0-4.5 BUN Correct Answer - 10-20 Creatinine Correct Answer - 0.6-1.2 males and 0.5-1.1 for females Glucose Correct Answer - 70-105 HgbA1c Correct Answer - <6.5% WBC Correct Answer - 5,000-10,000 RBC's Correct Answer - Men- 4.7-6.1 million Women- 4.2-5.4 millio...

Discuss the rationale for a nurse placing a client with dysphagia in the high-fowler's position. Correct Answer - Placing a client in the high-fowler's position helps prevent aspiration during meals. In high fowler's, the client lies supine with the head of the bed elevated 60° to 90°. List two (2) examples of a primary skin lesion including description and example of each. Provide an example of appropriate documentation of the integumentary system. Correct Answer - Macule: Nonpalpable, ...