A student nurse puts on a pair of sterile gloves. He or she would ...

[jerry coleman]

A student nurse puts on a pair of sterile gloves. He or she would need to obtain or use a different set of sterile gloves under which of the following circumstances? Select all that apply.
 
  1. A tear is noted on the left ring finger.
  2. The gloves are a size 7, and the student wears a different size.
  3. The packaging becomes wet from water on the patient's bedside table.
  4. One of the gloves needs to be adjusted to fit well.
  5. The expiration date on the package is next week.

Question 2

The nurse provides instructions to the parent of a newborn to bring the infant to the well-baby clinic for a phenylketonuria (PKU) rescreening blood test. The parent brings the infant to the clinic, and the blood test is drawn.
 
  The results of the test indicate a serum phenylalanine level of 1.0 mg/dL. The nurse interprets these results as: 1. Positive
  2. Negative
  3. Inconclusive
  4. Requiring rescreening at age 6 weeks

[taylorsonier]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1, 2, 3

Answer to Question 2

2

Rationale: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder that is characterized by an inability of the body to utilize the essential amino acid, phenylalanine. Phenylalanine level is checked to screen for this disorder. A normal phenylalanine level in a newborn is 1.2 to 3.4 mg/dL. A result of 1.0 mg/dL is a negative test result. Positive, inconclusive, and requiring rescreening at age 6 weeks are incorrect.

[jerry coleman]

Excellent

[okolip]

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