NUR 450

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A nurse is caring for a group of clients who are being considered for treatment with a negative pressure wound treatment device. Which condition will cause the nurse to discuss this prescription with the primary healthcare provider?

Hip wound with slight bleeding contraindicated bc open

Aldosterone

"salt-retaining hormone" which promotes the retention of Na+ by the kidneys. na+ retention promotes water retention, which promotes a higher blood volume and pressure

doxurubicin

-chemo, cause thrombocytopenia (bleeding risk) -inject over 5min, give antiemetic 30-60min before -

A nurse is obtaining a health history from the mother of a 15-month-old toddler with celiac disease. The nurse expects the mother to indicate what about her toddler?

= Has bulky, foul, frothy stools (steatorrhea)

Which statements are true regarding the pharmacokinetic changes observed in infants? Select all that apply.

An infant's gastric pH is less acidic An infant's gastric emptying is slow An infant's first-pass metabolism is slow

What are the instances when an adult can give consent for medical treatment? Select all that apply.

Any guardian for the adult's ward Any parent for the adult's unemancipated minor Any adult for the treatment of his or her minor brother or sister (if an emergency and parents are not present

A nurse is performing a health history and physical assessment of a client with cholelithiasis and obstructive jaundice. Which clinical finding should the nurse expect this client to exhibit?

Pain in the right upper quadrant Pain occurs after fatty meals and may radiate to the right back or shoulder. stool will be clay-colored, not dark brown, because of the lack of bile When the level of bile in blood increases, bile will be present in urine, causing it to have a dark color. bloody stool-nephrolithiasis

A healthcare provider prescribes a diuretic for a client with hypertension. What should the nurse include in the teaching when explaining how diuretics reduce blood pressure?

Reduces the circulating blood volume

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a gastric bypass to treat morbid obesity. Which diet should the nurse teach the client to maintain because it will help minimize clinical manifestations of dumping syndrome?

Small, frequent feeding schedule

A nurse is obtaining consent from an unemancipated minor to perform an abortion. When would the nurse consider the consent-giving process to be appropriately completed? Select all that apply.

When consent has been given specifically by a court When self-consent has been granted by a court order When consent has been obtained from at least one parent of the minor

diabetes insipidus (DI)

antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney to ADH can be caused by head injury

Vincristine

chemo drug Peripheral neuropathy (foot drop, numbness and tingling, hoarseness, jaw pain) constipation (adynamic ileus due to neurotoxicity)

Asparaginase

chemotherapy drug used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). It can also be used to treat some other blood disorders

first time use of fertility drugs can cause

constipation

Diet: Celiac Disease

gluten-free diet (no BROW: barley, rye, oat, and wheat).

nephrotic syndrome

group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine

A client is admitted to the hospital with a long history of hypertension. The nurse should assess the client for which complication?

kidney failure

Vasopressin (ADH)

raises blood pressure and makes kidneys conserve water

Which beliefs may be associated with a registered nurse's failure to delegate tasks? Select all that apply.

too time consuming more energy trying to teach them won't get all the credit


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STANDARD APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE (HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT)

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