Diagnostics
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for an echocardiogram. which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A- "You may experience a warm feeling when the dye is injected."
B-"The test will require 2 hours to complete."
C- "you will be placed onto your right side during the procedure."
D-"The test allows us to see how your heart valves work."
D
what does the spleen do?
assists with phagocytosis (filters blood)
The nurse and physician are viewing a brain scan, which indicates bleeding at the point of impact to the skull and edema on the opposite side. The client is sleeping but can be aroused. The client has no memory of the accident. The nurse provides all details to the next shift and is most accurate to report which type of injury?
contrecoup injury
ECG teaching
Inspect the electrode pads.
Use alcohol to wipe the skin before placing the electrodes.
Instruct the client to breath normally.
what is lymphoma?
edu after concussion
behavioral changes
The nurse provides care for a post-cardiac catheterization male client in the postprocedure room. Which is a priority nursing action for this client?
monitor the dressing
sickle cell is prominent in whose genetics
African americans
halos sign
presence of leaking CSF on image
The nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). What is a potential side effect that this client may suffer?
Allergic reaction to the imaging material
location of bone marrow aspiration
posterior iliac crest
your client has a spinal cord injury and you are worried about spinal shock. what do you need to assess?
pulse/bp
A nurse is reinforcing instructions with a client who is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization with angiography. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the instructions?
"You might have to lie in bed for 6 hr after the procedure."
erythrocytes
RBCs
your client had a head injury during football. assessments you are looking for that are BAD
unequal pupils
pinpoint pupils
no pupil response
lack of neuro response
coma scale