HURST 4

A child who fractured the ulna and radius following a fall is experiencing itching under the cast. What would be an appropriate nursing intervention to help alleviate the itching?

circulate air under the cast utilizing a blow dryer on the cool setting. an acceptable, safe way to try to alleviate itching is to use a blow dryer on the coolest setting to circulate air under the cast.

When the surgical transport team arrives to take a client to the operating room, the client is sitting in a chair in the room. What is the best way for the nurse to get the client onto the transport litter?

have client return to bed and utilize slide board to transfer to litter. the safest, most efficient manner by which to place the client on the litter properly is to have client first return to bed.

A client admitted for debridement of a leg wound has been diagnosed with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). What is the nurse's priority action?

move the client to a private room with contact precautions. VRE normally lives in healthy intestines, but in an immunocompromised client, it can be found in a number of locations, including urinary tract, intestines, blood or wounds

Which activity should the nurse recognize as increasing the risk for a client developing a community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection?

taking wrestling classes at the gym once a week. staph aureus is easily transmitted from one person to another on the hands of individuals

A new mother asks the clinic nurse why her baby should receive recommended vaccinations. What is the best response by the nurse concerning vaccinations?

vaccinations will help your baby produce antibodies against disease causing organisms. Vaccines are suspensions of antigen preparations intended to produce a human immune response