Digoxin The infant with Tetralogy of Fallot involves four heart defects: A large ventricular septal defect (VSD). Pulmonary stenosis. Right ventricular hypertrophy and. An overriding aorta. He will be treated with digoxin to slow and strengthen the heart. Epinephrine. aminophylline. and atropine will speed the heart rate and are not used in this client; therefore. answers B. C. and D are ...
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Newborn infants are deficient in vitamin K. and this injection prevents your infant from abnormal bleeding.” Vitamin K is necessary for the body to synthesize coagulation factors. Vitamin K is administered to the newborn infant to prevent abnormal bleeding. Newborn infants are vitamin K deficient because the bowel does not have the bacteria necessary for synthesizing fat-soluble ...
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With your history and the type of location of the injury. it’s hard to say.” Wound healing in a client with diabetes will be delayed. Providing the client with a time frame could give the client false information.
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You seem to be motivated to change your behavior.” This is an example of the therapeutic communication technique of verbalizing the implied. Verbalizing the implied puts into words what the client has only implied or said indirectly.
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Wear dark glasses in bright light because the pupils are dilated.” Atropine. an anticholinergic drug. has mydriatic effects causing pupil dilation. This allows more light onto the retina and may cause photophobia and blurred vision. Atropine doesnt paralyze the blink reflex or cause miosis (pupil constriction). Driving may be contraindicated to blurred vision.
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Probable signs Cervical softening (Goodell sign) and uterine souffl are two probable signs of pregnancy. Probable signs are objective findings that strongly suggest pregnancy. Other probable signs include Hegar sign. which is softening of the lower uterine segment; Piskacek sign. which is an enlargement and softening of the uterus; serum laboratory tests; changes in skin pigmentation; and ...
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Can you tell me why you said that?” This nursing statement is an example of the nontherapeutic communication block of requesting an explanation. Requesting an explanation is when the client is asked to provide the reason for thoughts. feelings. behaviors. and events. Asking why a client did something or feels a certain way can be very intimidating and implies that the client must ...
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I will need to drain the pouch regularly with a catheter.” A Kock pouch is a continent ileostomy. As the ileostomy begins to function. the client drains it every 3 to 4 hours and then decreases the draining to about 3 times a day or as needed when full. The client does not need to wear a drainage bag but should wear an absorbent dressing to absorb mucus drainage from the stoma. ...
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Administer the medication separately Valium is not given in the same syringe with other medications. so answer A (Douche after intercourse) is incorrect. These medications can be given to the same client. so answer D (Ambulating the client with a fractured hip) is incorrect. In answer C (Feeding the client with dementia). it is not necessary to wait to inject the second medication. Valium is ...
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I will take stool softeners as prescribed by my doctor.” Following ear surgery. the client needs to avoid straining while having a bowel movement. The client needs to be instructed to avoid drinking through a straw for 2-3 weeks. air travel. and coughing excessively. The client needs to avoid getting his or her hair wet. washing hair. showering for 1 week. and rapidly moving the head. ...
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