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On morning rounds, the nurse found a manic-depressive client who is taking lithium in a confused mental state, vomiting, twitching, and exhibiting a coarse hand tremor. Which one of the following nursing actions is essential at this time?
A female client was employed as a client care technician in a hemodialysis unit. She recently began to experience extreme fatigue, being able to sleep for 16–20 hours at a time. She also noted that her urine was tea colored, which she rationalized was a result of the vitamins she began taking to alleviate fatigue. She was diagnosed with hepatitis B. After a brief hospital stay, she is discharged to her parent’s home. Her mother asks the nurse if any precautions are necessary to prevent transmission to the client’s family. The nurse explains necessary precautions, which include:
To prevent thrombophlebitis in a client on complete bed rest, the nursing care plan should include:
A 2-year-old toddler is hospitalized with epiglottitis. In assessing the toddler, the nurse would expect to find:
A 14-year-old boy has had diabetes for 7 years. He takes 30 U of NPH insulin and 10 U of regular insulin every morning at 7 AM. He eats breakfast at 7:30 AM and lunch at noon. What time should he expect the greatest risk for hypoglycemia?
The initial focus when providing nursing care for a child with rheumatic fever during the acute phase of the illness should be to:
Clients receiving antipsychotic drug therapy will often exhibit extrapyramidal side effects that are reversible with which of the following agents ordered by the physician?
A 48-year-old client is being seen in her physician’s office for complaints of indigestion, heartburn, right upper quadrant pain, and nausea of 4 days’ duration, especially after meals. The nurse realizes that these symptoms may be associated with cholecystitis and therefore would check for which specific sign during the abdominal assessment?
A female client at 36 weeks’ gestation has been treated successfully for premature labor for 4 weeks. She has begun having uterine contractions today and has been admitted to the labor and delivery suite. Her amniocentesis results reveal a lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio of 2 and positive phosphatidylglycerol (PG). These lab values indicate:
Which behavior by a female client feeding her newborn demonstrates that she needs more teaching related to safety and infant feeding?
The physician has ordered that ampicillin 250 mg IV be given over 30 minutes. The medication is diluted as recommended in 10 mL in the volume control chamber of a set that has a tubing of 12 mL. Which nursing measure is most accurate considering these facts?
The postpartum nurse should include which of the following instructions to breast-feeding mothers?
A 14-year-old teenager is demonstrating behavior indicative of an obsessive-compulsive disorder. She is obsessed with her appearance. She will not leave her room until her hair, clothes, and makeup are perfect. She always dresses immaculately. Recently, she expressed disgust over her appearance after she gained 5 lb. After observing a marked weight loss over a 2-week period, her mother suspects that she is experiencing bulimia. She eats everything on her plate, then runs to the bathroom. In interviewing the teenager, she discusses in great detail all of the events leading to her bulimia, but not her feelings. What defense mechanism is she using?
A 1-year-old child is to receive an IM injection ordered by his pediatrician. He has fallen asleep in his mother’s arms when the nurse approaches. Which approach is most appropriate at this time?
A 7-year-old girl has been diagnosed with juvenile arthritis and has been placed on daily aspirin. Which statement made by the parent indicates a need for further teaching?
Following the delivery of a healthy newborn, a client has developed thrombophlebitis and is receiving heparin IV. What are the signs and symptoms of a heparin overdose for which the nurse would need to observe during postpartum care of the client?
A client has ascites, which is caused by:
A 29-year-old client delivered her fifth child by the Lamaze method and developed a postpartal hemorrhage in the recovery room. What are the initial symptoms of shock that she may experience?
The nurse is notified that a 27-year-old primigravida diagnosed with complete placenta previa is to be admitted to the hospital for a cesarean section. The client is now at 36 weeks’ gestation and is presently having bright red bleeding of moderate amount. On admission, the nursing intervention that the nurse should give the highest priority to is:
The nurse documents a client’s surgical incision as having red granulated tissue. This indicates that the wound is:
