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  Select 2 actions the nurse should take to address the client’s condition.

 A patient’s documentation indicates he has a stage II pressure ulcer on his right hip. What should the nurse expect to find on assessment of the patient’s right hip?

Which wound class would be given to open, fresh, and accidental wounds, and operations that contain gross spillage from the GI tract?

What lab result could suggest the client has renal failure?     

You are caring for a patient that had a total right hip arthroplasty 3 days ago. Your patient sustained a hip fracture after a fall which required her to have this surgical procedure. Which of the following should be included in her post-surgical care? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is admitting a 38-year-old female with a fever and cough during a pandemic virus outbreak. The nurse reviews the medical record. Select all of the findings that justify the need for infection precautions.4/20/XX1010Temp. 100.6°F (38.1°C)HR 108 bpmRR 20 breaths/minSpO2 95% on room airBP 117/62 mm HgMedical/Surgical history: Otherwise healthy female developed fever and cough 24 hours ago. Attended a large social eventrecently without wearing a mask or following social distancing during a pandemic virus outbreak.Social history: Denies use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. Avid distance runner. Married with 4 children.Family History: Mother and father alive and healthy.Assessment: Alert and oriented but tired looking in appearance. Skin warm to touch, face flushed.No signs of respiratory distress but occasional dry cough. Lungs clear. States things “smell and taste” different. CV, GI, GU assessments all within the normal limits. States feeling “weak and tired.”Medications: None

Which of the following is a top cause for the frequency of sentinel events within a facility?

The nurse enters the client’s room to administer the scheduled 1400 medications. The client complains of acid reflux and requests an antacid for relief. Which is true regarding the administration of antacids?

The Stark Amendment was put in place to protect patients against:

Optogenetics provides strong support for the idea that the contextual fear memory trace depends on the hippocampus for the life of the memory.