K ☐ 23 1 point 5 6 7 32:34 Time Remaining Return Next The nurse is caring for a patient who is withdrawing from heavy alcohol use and who is consequently combative and confused, despite the administration of benzodiazepines. The patient has a fractured hip that he suffered in a traumatic accident and is trying to get out of bed. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take? Obtain a physicians order to restrain the patient Order soft restraints from the storeroom. Leave the patient and get help Read the facility's policy on restraints. Previous Q Search A P Next 218PM

K ☐ 23 1 point 5 6 7 32:34 Time Remaining Return Next The nurse is caring for a patient who is withdrawing from heavy alcohol use and who is consequently combative and confused, despite the administration of benzodiazepines. The patient has a fractured hip that he suffered in a traumatic accident and is trying to get out of bed. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take? Obtain a physicians order to restrain the patient Order soft restraints from the storeroom. Leave the patient and get help Read the facility's policy on restraints. Previous Q Search A P Next 218PM

Phlebotomy Essentials

6th Edition

ISBN:9781451194524

Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

Section: Chapter Questions

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The nurse decides to call the physician and receives a verbal order for “Give Sally Smith 5 mg morphine sulfate q6h PRN for pain.” The nurse should do the following actions. Select all that apply: Check medication rights and allergies prior to administering the medication Document the verbal order in the electronic medical record Ensure the verbal order is signed by the provider within 24 hours Ask the provider for additional order information Perform a check-back and verbally repeat the providers order while still on the phone
The nurse is evaluating the client who delivered vaginally 2 hours ago and is experiencing postpartum pain rated 8 on scale of 1 to 10. The client isaG 4, P 4, breast-feeding mother who would like medication to decrease the pain in her uterus Which of the medications listed on the orders sheet would be the most appropriate for this client? =1 Aspirin 1000 mg PO. g 4to 6 hour prn 2 Ibuprofen 800 mg PO. g 6 to 8 hour prn =3 Colace 100 mg PO bid 4 Vicodin 1to 2 tabs PO. q 4o 6 hour prn.
For the following problems, determine the safe dosage range of the medication. Round all answers along the wayto the nearest hundredth (includes patient weight conversions to kg). Then, determine if the ordered dose is safeand explain why or why not. Then, only if the ordered dose is safe, determine how much (amount/volume) of thedrug the nurse should administer per dose (round these answers to the nearest tenth). Order: docusate (Colace) 10 mg POBIDPatient: 6.7 kg; 5 months oldSupply: 20 mg/5 mLLiterature: Infants and children less than 3 years old: 10 to 40 mg/day Order: vancomycin (Vancocin) 55mgIVQ8Hin 12mLD51/2NSPatient: 5.5 kgSupply: 500 mg powder in 10 mLsterile water for injection Literature: 10 mg/kg Q8H IV
A 15 year old girl who is a victim of physical and sexual abuse brought to the health care facility by her mother for physical examination. She appeared scared,tense and nervous.She request the nurse not to examine certain parts of the her body and asks whether her mother could be present during examination. 1.Describe the action the nurse should take during the physical examination to make the client more comfortable while collecting the required assessment data 2.What questions should a nurse consider to facilitate analysis of the data and identification of areas where additional physical examination are needed.
Case Scenario/Description Case:Location: Medical-Surgical UnitTime: 0800Report from night shift charge nurse:Situation:Sara Lin is an 18-year-old patient who had an emergency appendectomy. It is day 2 postoperative, and Sara is expected to be discharged late this afternoon. We have discontinued her IV antibiotics after her morning dose. She will be getting oral meds today.Background:Sara presented in the ED 2 days ago with a 2-day history of nausea, vomiting, and increasing pain. She was taken to surgery that day and had an open appendectomy for a ruptured appendix. She has been stable since arriving to the unit. Her parents have been here with her most of the time and are very helpful and supportive.Assessment:Sara is alert and oriented. She needs to be reminded to use her incentive spirometer. Abdomen is soft and tender to touch. Bowel sounds active. She has progressed to regular diet, and she's eating small amounts. No nausea reported since postoperative day 1. The surgery team…
Multiple Attempts This test allows 2 attempts. This is attempt number 1. Force Completion This test can be saved and resumed later. = Question Completion Status: QUESTION 1 20 An elderly person with Alzheimer's disease is known to wonder. What is the best long-term care placement for this individual? O Skilled care unit Assisted Living Intermediate Care Facility Special Care Unit for dementia 20 po QUESTION 2 A 20-year-old patient at a long term care facility states "I am always bored" Which response should the nursing assistant prioritize to address this Encours n to corializo ith otherroridentr Save All Answers Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers.
At 1415, the patient asks if she can have a dose of pain medication. The nurse looks at the MAR and understands that neither morphine sulfate or hydrocodone-acetaminophen can be given. Match the reason they cannot be given to the drug. hydrocodone-acetaminophen morphine sulfate 1. The patient is NPO 2. It's too soon for the patient to receive more pain medication 3. This was a one-time order 4. The patient is allergic to this medication
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an afternoon shift. Patient informationName: Irene Smith Age / Sex: 16 years 10 months / femaleAccompanied by: Taylor Smith (Brother, 20 years/Male)Present Medical HistoryIrene presented to the PED with her brother Taylor, following a fall around 3 hours ago. Irene was riding abike in in the street in front of her home and bumped into a parked car on the street, fell and hit her head.She was not wearing a helmet during the incident. There was no loss of consciousness noted at the time.However, she started having headache after half an hour of injury. There were multiple abrasions on elbowand knee and swelling on her left forehead.Past Medical/ Surgical HistoryAcne Vulgaris, Depression, Anxiety, and attempts of self-harm multiple timesCurrent medications: Roaccutane, Olanzapine (poor concordance- she misses to take medicationsregularly as prescribed)Allergies: Pea nuts (Anaphylaxis)Perinatal historyVaginal birth, other details are not availableImmunisation history? Incomplete. Irene…
The nurse reviews the electronic health record (EHR) of a 16-year-old client admitted to the pediatric unit for treatment following an overdose of acetaminophen. In what order should the nurse perform these prescriptions, from first to last?Insert peripheral venous access deviceNormal saline 100 mL bolusN-acetylcysteine infusion 150 mg/kg over one hourN-acetylcysteine infusion 12.5 mg/kg over four hoursN-acetylcysteine infusion 6.25 mg/kg over sixteen hoursClear liquid diet as tolerated
an afternoon shift. Patient informationName: Irene Smith Age / Sex: 16 years 10 months / femaleAccompanied by: Taylor Smith (Brother, 20 years/Male)Present Medical HistoryIrene presented to the PED with her brother Taylor, following a fall around 3 hours ago. Irene was riding abike in in the street in front of her home and bumped into a parked car on the street, fell and hit her head.She was not wearing a helmet during the incident. There was no loss of consciousness noted at the time.However, she started having headache after half an hour of injury. There were multiple abrasions on elbowand knee and swelling on her left forehead.Past Medical/ Surgical HistoryAcne Vulgaris, Depression, Anxiety, and attempts of self-harm multiple timesCurrent medications: Roaccutane, Olanzapine (poor concordance- she misses to take medicationsregularly as prescribed)Allergies: Pea nuts (Anaphylaxis)Perinatal historyVaginal birth, other details are not availableImmunisation history? Incomplete. Irene…
Rewrite the following statements using the appropriate language for nursing documentation. Patient states that he has arthritic knee pain bilaterally – rates pain at 8/10; pt. looks like he is not in that much pain – given Tylenol for mild pain instead of 2 Percocet ordered for severe pain; patient told that obesity is causing knee pain.