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An 80-year old resident prefers to lie in bed on her left side. The nurse anticipates that the greatest area at risk for skin breakdown is:

The LVN is working with the RN in the ER when a toddler is brought in from home with scald burns. The father reports the child “climbed in the bathtub when I wasn’t looking.” The LVN notices the mother is apprehensive and has bruising on neck and arms. Both nurses feel the burn patterns don’t match the father’s account of events and suspect there may be abuse going on in the house. At this time what would be the BEST action for the nurses to take?

The nurse caring for the 80-yr-old 100-pound woman who is undergoing the bowel cleanse with Golytely for a colonoscopy will be alert and intervene early if which complication from this medication occurs?

Focused bowel assessment findings for a patient suspected of having a large bowel obstruction would result in which objective data:

Which of the following statements made by the patient identifies further teaching is required on his understanding of having a barium enema test to be done the next day at 9am.

Adverse side effects of antiseizure medication therapy would consist of? 

Parents of a toddler have questions on the DTaP vaccine and what it is providing protection against. Which of the following communicable disease is this vaccine used for?

Jessie is 3 years old and weighs 28 lbs. Her MD has ordered griseofulvin suspension 5mg/kg every 12 hours for scabies treatment. The concentration is 125mg/5ml. In verifying the label dosing instructions, how many teaspoons would be correct to give for each dose?

The skin assessment of those infected with scabies would reveal

While assisting the RN in the ICU with a closed head injury you notice the patient’s vital sign trends are not consistent and don’t seem to have a normal baseline. The patient is not responsive and needs to be on a ventilator. You suspect he has trauma to which area of the brain?