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The following are post op complications.  (select all that apply)

A nurse reminds the patient who is to undergo hyperbaric oxygen therapy that the clothing worn into the chamber must be made of _____.

A 65 year old male patient has experienced full-thickness electrical burns on the legs and arms. As the nurse you know this patient is at risk for the following: Select all that apply:

A 26 year-old is admitted with sickle cell crisis. The patient has a pain  rating of10 and the following vital signs: HR 115, BP 120/82, RR 18, oxygen saturation 91%, temperature 101.4’F. Select all the appropriate nursing interventions for this patient at this time?

A home health nurse is compiling a patient profile on a 23-year-old obese woman who smokes one-half pack of cigarettes a day and drinks 1 beer a week. She works as a cook in a long-term care facility. She has two children and eats a diet high in fats. She exercises 30 minutes a day. Both parents are dead of heart disease. How many risk factors for cancer in this profile should the nurse identify?

A 30 year old female patient has full thickness burns on the front and back of the right and left leg, front of right arm, and anterior trunk. The patient weighs 63 kg. Use the Parkland Burn Formula: What is the flow rate during the FIRST 8 hours (mL/hr) based on the total you calculated? Round to the nearest whole number

A large, heavy, and older adult patient has a stroke and develops an infected pressure ulcer on the sacrum during the hospital stay. Approximately 2 weeks after the patient has gone home, the patient returns to the hospital with pneumonia. What is the distinction between these two infections?

A nurse assesses a high eosinophil count in his patient. The nurse recognizes that this elevation is an indicator of _____ response.

A nurse is assessing a patient 30 minutes after a bone marrow biopsy. Which statement by the patient is cause for the most concern?

A 58 year old female patient has superficial partial-thickness burns to the anterior head , front and back of the left arm, front of the right arm, posterior trunk, and front and back of the right leg. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned?