The nurse is administering a blood transfusion to an older adult for hypovolemic shock. During the transfusion, which nursing intervention would be the most important?
a. Prevention of infection
b. Balanced nutritional diet with sodium reduction
c. Cardiopulmonary function assessment
d. Monitoring of hemoglobin and hematocrit levels
Question 2
Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, when prioritizing a patient's plan of care, what would be the nurse's first priority?
A) Allowing the family to see a newly admitted patient
B) Ambulating the patient in the hallway
C) Administering pain medication
D) Teaching the patient to self-administer insulin
Proper placement and monitoring of an automatic blood pressure cuff will reduce the risk of injury o
Chest Configurations, Normal Adult, Barrel Chest, Pectus Carinatum, Pectus Excavatum
Larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs with an expanded view showing the structures of an alveolus and
Focus on older adults - risk for infection
Valves in veins open to permit blood flow, close to prevent backflow.
Control of blood glucose by pancreatic hormones.