Choose the nursing action that is most appropriate for the collection of a stool specimen from a 3-year-old child who has had diarrhea for the past 4 days.
a. Use a preservative solution after the spe-cimen is obtained.
b. Store the specimen in the refrigerator until it can be taken to the lab.
c. Place the specimen in a sterile container.
d. Collect an entire stool.
Select the medication that the ER nurse should give to an unconscious client experiencing a severe hypoglycemic reaction.
a. Hydrocortisone
b. D50W
c. Sodium bicarbonate
d. Glucagon
A nurse manager is brainstorming quality improvement methods. Which action would help implement these methods on the assigned unit?
a. Continue without change.
b. Resist change from upper management.
c. Empower employees to carry out needed strategies for change.
d. Agree to change what is directly benefi-cial.
A 73-year-old man receives hydralazine (Apresoline) 20 mg PO at 0800 . When the nurse checks his blood pressure at 0900, she obtains a reading of 72/44 mm Hg. The client has been taking this same dose of medication for 3 years.
The nurse finds all of the following data in the client's chart. Identify the finding that is most significant for producing the client's current blood pressure.
a. Pedal pulses 1 + and weak
b. 24-hour fluid intake 1000 mL x 3 days
c. Serum potassium 3.3 mEq/L
d. Apical pulse 150 BPM, slightly irregular
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