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charchew

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Which task can a nurse safely delegate to a student nurse who is working as a nursing assistant?
 
  a. Distributing medications to patients
  b. Administering insulin injections
  c. Collecting intake and output data
  d. Assessing patients

Question 2

A 56-year-old grandmother has been admitted to the hospital with a fever of 103.2 F after caring for her 5-year-old granddaughter who also developed a fever.
 
  The health care provider has ordered blood cultures, antibiotics, antipyretics, a clear liquid diet, and a chest radiograph. Which of the orders should the nurse do first? a. Administer antibiotic.
  b. Administer antipyretic.
  c. Draw blood cultures.
  d. Apply water cooled blankets.



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Answer to Question 1

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During the time when a student nurse works as an employee of a health care facility, perform only tasks that appear in a job description for a nurse's aide or nursing assistant. For example, even if a student nurse has learned how to administer intramuscular medications, do not perform this task as a nurse's aide.

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Before antibiotic therapy, obtain blood cultures when ordered. Obtain blood specimens at the same time as a temperature spike, when the causative organism is most prevalent. Antipyretics are medications that reduce fever. It is important to note that these drugs mask signs of infection by suppressing the immune system. Physical cooling, including the use of water-cooled blankets, is appropriate when the patient's own thermoregulation fails or in patients with neurological damage (e.g., spinal cord injury).




charchew

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Gracias!


mcarey591

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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