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HESI Med-Surg Respiratory What is a common adverse effect of the tetracycline antibiotics? Photosensitivity Why should tetracyclines be avoided in pregnant clients and children under 8 years? It can cause yellow-brown discoloration of teeth and growth retardation Antibiotics ending in -mycin are usually? nephrotoxic and ototoxic What is the patho behind chronic bronchitis? Chronic sputum with cough production on a daily basis for a minimum of 3 months in each of 2 consecutive years ch...

HESI Med-Surg (Respiratory) List four common symptoms of pneumonia that the nurse might note on a physical examination. Fever and chills, diminished breath sounds, productive cough and tachypnea State 4 nursing interventions for assisting the client to cough productively Encourage deep breathing, staying hydrated, humidify to loosen secretions, and suction airway to stimulate coughing. What symptoms of pneumonia might the nurse expect to see in an older client? Confusion, lethargy, rapid...

HESI MED SURG The nurse is providing care to a client after a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). What actions will the nurse include in the client's plan of care? (Select all that apply.) A. Frequent vital signs. B. Determine if the client is allergic to aspirin. D. Offer fluids of choice. F. Monitor infusion of IV nitroglycerine. In assessing a client diagnosed with primary aldosteronism, the nurse expects the laboratory test results to indicate a decreased serum...

HESI Med Surg Respiratory How does fever cause dehydration? D/t excessive fluid loss from diaphoresis. Increased temperature also increased metabolism and the demand for O2. Clients at high risk for pneumonia: ALOC, depressed or absent gag and cough reflex, susceptible to aspirating oropharyngeal secretions, including alcoholics, anesthetized patients, brain injury, drug overdose, stroke victim, immunocompromised, immobile, cigarette smokers, other neuro disorders, debilitated by acc...

HESI FUNDAMENTALS The nurse observes that a male client has removed the covering from an ice park applied to his knee. What action should the nurse take first? A. Observe the appearance of the skin under the ice pack. B. Instruct the client regarding the need for the covering. C. Reapply the covering after filling with fresh ice. D. Ask the client how long the ice was applied to the skin. Observe the appearance of the skin under the ice pack (The first action taken by the nurse should be...

Respiratory Exam Med-Surg The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and pneumonia who has an order for arterial blood gases to be drawn. What is the minimum length of time the nurse should plan to hold pressure on the puncture site? A. 2 minutes B. 5 minutes C. 10 minutes D. 15 minutes B. 5 minutes After obtaining blood for an arterial blood gas measurement, the nurse should hold pressure on the puncture site for 5 minutes by the clock to b...

HESI MED STROKE The ED nurse is completing the admission assessment. Nancy is alert but struggles to answer questions. When she attempts to talk, she slurs her speech and appears very frightened. Which additional clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to find if Nancy's symptoms have been caused by a brain attack (stroke)? A. Difficulty swallowing B. Decreased bowel sounds C. A carotid bruit D. Elevated blood pressure E. Hyperreflexic deep tendon reflexes A. Difficulty swa...

HESI MATERNAL 1. When taking the health history of a child, the nurse know what which finding is an early indication of hypothyroidism in children? a. Cessation of growth in a child that had been normal a.i. Since the thyroid gland is responsible for metabolism, cessation of growth which as previously w/ in normal range, is the most common for hypothyroidism in children. The child w/ hypothyroidism is likely to be HYPOactive not (HYPERactive), although there is delay in the eruption of ...

Test Bank Introduction Critical Care Nursing 7th Edition (Sole 2016 ) Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring Ch...

Test Bank - Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children (11e by Hockenberry) 1 Test Bank - Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children (11e by Hockenberry) 2 Table of Contents 1 Chapter 01: Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing 2 Chapter 02: Social, Cultural, Religious, and Family Influences on Child Health Promotion 18 Chapter 03: Hereditary Influences on Health Promotion of the Child and Family 36 Chapter 04: Communication, Physical, and Developmental Assessment of the Child and Family ...