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The LPN/LVN has arrived at the patient’s bedside with a unit of packed cells to be connected to an IV that is infusing. When the RN arrives, what is the first thing the nurses must do?

The nurse explains that when the patient received tetanus antitoxin with the antibodies in it, the patient received a ___________ type of immunity.

What is NOT an example of passive immunity?

The patient with a CVA has residual dysphagia. When a diet order is initiated, the nurse  should initiate which of the following interventions?    (Select all that apply)

Phenytoin (Dilantin) 100 mg orally three times daily has been prescribed for a patient for seizure control. The nurse reinforces instructions regarding the medication to the patient. Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of the instructions?

Because the older adult has decreased production of saliva and gastric secretions, they are at risk for:

Immediately after the nurse administers an intradermal injection of a suspected antigen during allergy testing, the patient complains of itching at the site, weakness, and dizziness. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate initially?

How would a nurse record the behavior when a patient with Alzheimer disease attempts to eat using a napkin rather than a fork?

Bobby Green is a 19-year old college student who is admitted after having recurring seizures. Which of the following is commonly used to control generalized tonic-clonic seizures?

As you assist with immunizations at a health clinic, you inform the patients that immunizations provide which kind of protection?