An infection in a central venous access device is not eliminated by giving antibiotics through the catheter. How might bacterial glycocalyx contribute to this?
Following a classic cholecystectomy resection for multiple stones, the PACU nurse observes a serosanguious drainage on the dressing. The most appropriate intervention is to:
A nurse is instructing a patient about the warning signs of (Digitalis) side effects. Which of the following side effects should the nurse tell the patient are sometimes associated with excessive levels of Digitalis?
A nurse walks into a client's room to do an assessment and discovers that the client is unresponsive. The nurse shakes the client and calls his name, but he does not arouse. What should the nurse do next?
When a client describes their family as having multiple wives, all of whom are sisters, married to one man, the nurse documents the family structure as?
An nurse is instructing a patient on the order of sensations with the application of an ice water bath for a swollen right ankle. Which of the following is the correct order of sensations experienced with an ice water bath?
A nurse is performing a screening on a patient that has been casted recently on the left lower extremity. Which of the following statements should the nurse be most concerned about?
