Everything

A parent asks, "How should I bathe my baby now that he has had surgery for his inguinal hernia?" Which instruction should the nurse give the mother?

"Give him a sponge bath daily for 1 week." The incision must be kept as clean and dry as possible until the wound heals in about 3 days

A nurse is preparing to perform a physical examination on a postpartum client. The client asks the nurse why gloves are necessary for the examination. What is the nurse's best response?

"Gloves are required for standard precautions."

The volume of fluid needed for amniocentesis is _ mL, and this is usually available at _ weeks' gestation

15 and 15

what 2 types of breathing should be used in chronic bronchitis

Diaphragmic and pursed lip exhalation

grief involving a deceased person that is a socially ambiguous loss that can't be openly mourned or supported by others

Disenfranchised grief

what 3 symptoms will a child have with rye syndrome - if not fixed it can lead to a bad outcome of _

Fever, vomiting, decreased LOC bad outcome of coma

Rubella is also known as

German measles

Damage to the parathyroid glands may cause which calcium issue

Hypocalcemia

Swallowing is a motor function of cranial nerves _ and _

IX 9 and X 10

Cephalosporins are contraindicated in clients who are allergic to _

Penicillin

When preparing a teaching plan for a client who is to receive a rubella vaccine during the postpartum period, the nurse should include which information?

Pregnancy should be avoided for 4 weeks after the immunization.

_ is based on the principle that energy from hands being placed lightly on or at a distance from the body can be used to heal

Reiki

Stat lithium levels can be drawn _ Planned lithium levels are best drawn _

Stat - anytime toxication is suspected Planned - in morning before breakfast

If a stoma appliance becomes too full how you will you know just by looking at it?

The appliance pulls away from the skin completely or to leak urine onto the skin

If a client's ilial conduit seal is intact what does this indicate?

The client is emptying the appliance regularly

what is the purpose of each line on a continuous bladder irrigation system

balloon inflation and continuous inflow and outflow of irrigation solution

tamoxifen is used for which type of cancer

breast

why does the nurse need to assess the patients sensation and ask about numbness of the legs after a epidural?

catheter is placed outside the dura mater in the epidural space. Catheter displacement, which may cause spinal injury, is signaled by loss of motion and sensation in the legs

The motor function of cranial nerve V (5) is _

chewing

C diff is what type of precaution?

contact precaution

A client has had a bilateral adrenalectomy. For which potential complication should the nurse assess the client?

delayed wound healing

supine with the hips and knees bent is termed _ position

dorsal recumbent

Which of the following are normal side effects of tricyclic antidepressants - dry mouth - flatulence - blurred vision - increased salivation

dry mouth ad blurred vision

what 3 functions do cranial nerve 8 control

extraocular eye movement, eyelid elevation, and pupil constriction

what effect does alcohol have when a person is taking tricyclic antidepressants

it potentiates it - makes the sedating effects worse

Cranial nerve VI (6) controls _

lateral eye movement

_ is associated with massive bleeding after a tear occurs in the mucous membrane at the junction of the esophagus and stomach

mallorie weiss tear

pregnancy increases constipation t/f

true

t/f benzodiazepines increase fall risk

true

t/f there is a strong relationship between forceful vomiting and a Mallory-Weiss tear

true

t/f urinary urgency is a risk factor for falls

true

Reye syndrome is a complication of _ that is given _

viral infections, aspirin

tamoxifen can cause what adverse effect?

vision changes

Which factor should be checked when evaluating the effectiveness of an alpha-adrenergic blocker given to a client with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)? what should this med do?

voiding pattern - this med should relax the smooth muscle of the bladder neck and prostate

How long after a stroke does the client have (the bets outcome) to take tPA

Within 3 hours

can a client wo is involuntarily admitted to the hospital refuse medication treatment?

YES as long as they are competent