A visitor accidentally knocks over a plastic pleural drainage system connected to a client, and it cracks. What should the nurse do first?
A 50 milliliter (ml) bolus of normal saline fluid is ordered by the physician. The physician wants it to infuse in 30 minutes. The nurse should set the pump rate at:
In the United States, several definitions of death are currently being used. The definition that uses apnea testing and pupillary responses to light is termed:
The nurse is working with families who have been displaced by a fire in an apartment complex. What is the priority intervention during the initial assessment?
A risk management program within a hospital is responsible for all of the following except:
When medications have an additive, synergistic, or antagonistic effect on a tissue, a ________ reaction has occurred.
One day postoperative, the client complains of dyspnea, and his respiratory rate (RR) is 35, slightly labored, and there are no breath sounds in the lower-right base. The nurse should suspect:
Hormonal agents are used to treat some cancers. An example is:
The orientation nurse educator reviewing the biohazard legend with a class of new employees states that the emblem is affixed to containers whenever:
The tendency of a drug to combine with its receptor is called:
The three universal spiritual needs include all of the following except:
The gag reflex test assesses which cranial nerves?
Which of the following attitudes is essential in a nurse who assists clients during crises?
All of the following tasks could be delegated to a nursing assistant or unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) except:
A nurse discharge planner is preparing a client for discharge from an acute care setting. The nurse assesses that skilled home care services are clinically indicated. This assessment is based on all of the following indicators except:
