A 44-year-old female who is on her feet for the duration of her entire work week has developed varicose veins in her legs. What teaching point would her care provider be most justified in emphasizing to the woman? Answers: A. “Your varicose veins are likely a consequence of an existing cardiac problem.” B. “Once you […]
At 4 AM, the hemodynamic monitor for a critically ill client in the intensive care unit indicates that the client’s mean arterial pressure is at the low end of the normal range; at 6 AM, the client’s MAP has fallen definitively below normal. The client is at risk for Answers: A. left ventricular hypertrophy. B. […]
A baseball player was hit in the head with a bat during practice. In the emergency department, the physician tells the family that he has a “coup”injury. How will the nurse explain this to the family so they can understand? Answers: A. “It’s like squeezing an orange so tight that the juice runs out of […]
Which of the following individuals is likely to have the best prognosis for recovery from his or her insult to the peripheral nervous system? An adult Answers: A. who had nerves transected during surgery to remove a tumor from the mandible. B. who developed rhabdomyolysis and ischemic injury after a tourniquet application. C. who suffered […]