A patient who has just returned from surgery after a total gastrectomy begins to vomit bright red blood. Which of the following is a priority action for the nurse to take? a. Increase the IV rate. b. Take blood pressure. C. Place patient on side. d. Administer axygen.

Q: A nurse is caring for a newly placed gastrostomy tube of apostoperative patient. Which nursing…

A: Gastrostomy tubes (G tubes) are inserted into the stomach of the patient using endoscopic…

Q: A physician has ordered hypotonic parenteral therapy for a post-operativeclient over a 24-hour…

A: Post operative patients are prescribed hypotonic parenteral therapy in order to avoid the risk of…

Q: As you check one of the persons to whom you are assigned in the nursing center, you observe that the…

A: Incontinence of stool is most uncomfortable conditions, but this can be prevented by following…

Q: Which action by the nurse is most appropriate for the patient receiving an infusion of packed red…

A: Red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes, deliver oxygen to the tissues in your body. Oxygen…

Q: The nurse is giving medications to a patient in heart failure. The intravenous route is chosen…

A: Nursing is the profession of healthcare that delivers care to the patient in order to cure them and…

Q: A client has been treated for impetigo but has not been compliant with medical therapy. What…

A: Impetigo is the infection of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. It can occur around psoriasis mark…

Q: The nurse is administering a medication to a patient via anasogastric tube. Which are accurate…

A: Nursing is the profession of healthcare that delivers care to the patient in order to cure them and…

Q: A nurse is reconstituting powdered medication in a vial.Which action is a recommended step in this…

A: Medication is a substance that is taken by the person to cure any kind of illness or disease. The…

Q: Which among the following is an appropriate nursing care after Foley's catheter insertion?    a.…

A: Foley's catheterization of the urinary bladder is a procedure in which a hollow tube is inserted…

Q: The nurse is inserting a Foley's catheter for a client. The nurse was inflating the balloon of the…

A: A nurse is qualified personnel who plays a critical role in health care by providing primary care to…

Q: A client is scheduled to receive phenytoin (Dilantin) 100 mg orally at 6 PM but is having difficulty…

A: The correct answer is option (b):-  Administer 4 mL of phenytoin suspension containing 125 mg/5 mL.

Q: that her husband had a "living will," which specifies that, if he became critically ill, he would…

A: Glasgow Coma Scale: It is a clinical scale to measure the patient's level of consciousness after…

Q: The nurse is getting ready to administer a large-volume cleansing enema to a client who is…

A: Enema is the introduction of fluid in the lower bowel through the rectum. The purpose of fluid…

Q: A nurse is administering a tube feeding for a patient who ispost bowel surgery. When attempting to…

A: Nasogastric tube It is the special tube inserted into the stomach through mouth or nose.…

Q: A nurse is securing a patient’s endotracheal tube withtape and observes that the tube depth changed…

A: A plastic tube that is flexible in nature and is placed into the trachea through the mouth is…

Q: A nurse administering niacin would implement which action to help to reduce adverse effects? a) Give…

A: Niacin is a type of vitamin. It is Vitamin B.  This vitamin helps in: Making Nervous system…

Q: When administering niacin, the nurse needs to monitor for which adverse effect? a )Cutaneous…

A: Niacin has been appeared in trials to extend levels of great HDL cholesterol and lower triglycerides…

Q: A nurse is choosing a catheter to use to suction a patient’sendotracheal tube via an open system. On…

A: Suction catheters are used to remove various unwanted components from the lungs and the airway. They…

Q: On the second day postpartum , the nurse palpates the fundus one fingerbreadth below the umbilicus .…

A: The nurse palpates the fundus one fingerbreadth below the umbilicus on the second day after…

Q: A nurse is assisting a patient who is 2 days postoperativefrom a cesarean section to sit in a chair.…

A: c. Lower the patient back to the side of the bed and pivot herback into bed.

Q: Older adults often have reduced vital capacity as a result ofnormal physiologic changes. Which…

A: old age people have diminished vital capacity, as the people grow older the anatomical,…

Q: When a patient is admitted to the unit in active labor, what is the action the nurse should take?

A: Labor is the process of delivery. In this period mother feels uterine contractions.  Their are…

Q: You are caring for two patients and have just completed givingmedications to the first when you…

A: Human error is unavoidable, and drug errors are among the most common in health care. Because there…

Q: A Certified Dental Assistant may perform the following procedures under the appropriate supervision:…

A: A dentist can come into practicing dental care as a specialist only when he has completed the…

Q: A nurse is performing digital removal of stool on a 74-year oldfemale patient with a fecal…

A: In old age, the anatomical and physiological changes occurs in the body which leads to many…

Q: The nurse is preparing to palpate the thorax and abdomen of a patient. Which of these statements…

A: Physical examination of a patient is the first phase of diagnosis. The four components of physical…

Q: A nurse is flushing a patient’s implanted port after adminis-tering medications. The nurse observes…

A: Implanted ports are an ideal way to access the vein to provide IV and medications to the patient.…