The patient is brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident and has lost a large volume of blood.The patient's blood type is AB.Which blood type may this patient safely receive in transfusion?
A) Only type AB blood B) Only type O blood C) All blood types D) Only type A blood
A nurse is evaluating an expected outcome for a patient that states heart rate will be less than 80 beats/min by 12/3. Which finding will alert the nurse that the goal has been met?
A) Heart rate 78 beats/min on 12/3 B) Heart rate 78 beats/min on 12/4 C) Heart rate 80 beats/min on 12/3 D) Heart rate 80 beats/min on 12/4
A patient has a stage 2 pressure injury that is covered with dry,yellow slough that tightly adheres to the wound.What is the best treatment the nurse could recommend for treating this wound?
A) Dry gauze dressing changed twice daily B) Nonadherent dressing with daily wound care C) Hydrocolloid dressing changed as needed D) Wet-to-dry dressings changed three times a day
The nurse determines that a nasogastric (NG) tube needs irrigation when she:
A) obtains more than 200 mL of residual volume. B) obtains a small amount of thin watery residual. C) does not encounter resistance when aspirating the residual. D) obtains an unusually thick secretions.