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NCLEX Style Study Question
The nurse is in an emergency situation, and needs to take a verbal order from the physician to administer a medication. What legal responsibilities are required regarding verbal orders?
Only nursing supervisors can take verbal orders from physicians
The charge nurse on duty needs to cosign the order within 2 hours
The verbal order should be signed by […]
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Nursing Studio Podcast #5
Nursing Studio Podcast #5
I talk a little bit about the Geek Dinner I attended and what has been happening for me in January. Topics for this episode include: influenza, Lamictal, and second degree type 2 heart block.
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NCLEX Style Study Question
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A client will be having a D&C (Dilatation & Curettage) tomorrow morning for retained placenta after the vaginal delivery of her health daughter. The informed consent is on the chart but has not been signed. The nurse asks the client if she understands this procedure. She states that she does […]
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NCLEX Style Study Question
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A 67 year old client with organic brain disorder (OBD) has recently been institutionalized due to his family’s inability to manage him at home. In the nursing home, he wanders into the hall every night and asks where his wife is. Which of the following strategies implemented by the nursing […]
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Nursing Studio Podcast #4
Nursing Studio Podcast #4
Covering recent studio computer woes, Pancreatitis, Demerol, and Second degree heart block. Be sure to complete the listener survey so I know what sections of the podcast are working for everyone.
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NCLEX Style Study Questions
My apologies for taking to long to post a new one question. My computer died and I’ve been in the process of getting my new one set up and I have completely changed operating systems to Macintosh OSX so all my software is changing.
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A 60 year old is scheduled for […]
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The nurse is evaluating a patient’s understanding of the saftey needs of a toddler. Which of the following best demonstrates a correct understanding?Question & Rationale provided by Drexel University’s NCLEX EXCEL
Installing gates at stairways
Removing noxious chemicals from low cupboards
Using a seatbelt in the high chair
Removing sharp items from tabletops
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NCLEX Style Study Question
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A client with a pheripheral IV line is about to recieve a blood transfusion of packed red blood cells due to anemia. The nurse administering the transfusion willQuestion & Rationale provided by Drexel University’s NCLEX EXCEL
infuse the blood slowly over a period of 5 to 6 hourse
initially infuse at a […]
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When planning the care for a young adult client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa which of these concerns should the nurse determine to be the priority for long term mobility?NCSBN Learning Extension
Digestive problems
Amenorrhea
Electrolyte imbalance
Blood disorders
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NCLEX Style Study Question
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The nurse observes a 5′1″ (155 cm), 89 pound (40 kg) client with Crohn’s disease giving herself an IM injection in the leg. Which of the following techniques does the nurse recognize as correct?Question & Rationale provided by Drexel University’s NCLEX EXCEL
Muscle grasped at the injection site; needle inserted at […]
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