Chapter 7, Problem 18R

If there is a sudden death in the operating room, it is appropriate for the technologist only to: a. Provide details about the cause of death b. Provide details about what occurred in the operating room c. Offer an acknowledgment of loss d. Discuss the laboratory test values

The nurse is administering an intra-enous dose of morphine sulfate to a 48-year-old postoperative patient. The dose ordered is 3 mg e-ery 3 hours as needed for pain. The medication is supplied in -ials of 4 mg/mL. How much will be drawn into the syringe for this dose?

Proper patient identification meansa. actively involving patients in their own identification.b. asking a second person to verify your ID procedure.c. checking the requisition against the patient’s room number.d. scanning patient ID bands with barcode readers only.

Decision-making to place a DNR order on a patient's record should include which of the following considerations (check all that apply): Select one or more: a. Four to six minutes after cardiac arrest, or loss of circulation, the brain suffers significant damage, with resulting cognitive deficits, and if it is not performed quickly enough, CPR may result only in the rescue of a severely brain-damaged individual. b. A decision for "full code" ("Attempt CPR") or "no code" (DNR/DNAR) should be weighed carefully against the patient's overall condition, health, prognosis, and goals of treatment. c. The success rate for in-hospital CPR attempts is very low, particularly for elderly patients, where success is defined as "surviving to discharge with baseline neurological function intact." d. Elderly patients subjected to CPR often suffer secondary injuries, including cracked ribs, broken sternum, and damage to internal organs. e. CPR promises very different results for…

IMMEDIATELY following the insertion of an Intercostal Catheter (ICC), list five (5) nursing assessments with rationales you would perform on the patient