When caring for an extremely jaundiced patient with cirrhosis, what should the nurse include provisions for in the plan of care?
a. Encouraging consumption of a high-fat diet
b. Skin care to relieve pruritus
c. Offering foods rich in fat-soluble vitamins
d. Meticulous foot care
Question 2
Which of the following would be the most helpful nursing intervention to increase the comfort of a patient with appendicitis?
a. Application of ice bag
b. Administration of small tap water enema
c. Warm compress over entire abdomen
d. Ambulate for short periods in the room
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
Symptoms of a patient in shock.
PET scan of the brain in a patient with Alzheimer’s disease.
Medicinal leeches on a patient’s neck. Today leeches are sometimes used in microsurgery to prevent b
Toxoplasma gondii in the heart of an HIV patient.