A nurse is providing care for a female patient who remains unconscious following an ischemic stroke that she suffered 4 days ago.
When providing eye care to remove mucus and debris from the eye, the nurse should use which of the following techniques?
A) Use a cotton swab to gently clean from the outer (lateral) canthus to the inner (medial) canthus of each eye.
B) Use a gentle up-and-down motion to cleanse each eye with a cotton ball, using a different cotton ball for each eye.
C) Use a cotton ball or small gauze to wipe from the outer canthus to the inner canthus of each eye.
D) Using one cotton ball for each eye, wipe from the inner to outer canthus of each eye.
Question 2
A nurse is preparing an IV dose of hydrocortisone that is to be administered to an adult patient on an acute medical unit. The endocrine disorder for which this treatment is most clearly indicated is:
A) Cushing's syndrome
B) Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)
C) Diabetes insipidus
D) Addison's disease
Defensive mutualism involves species that receive food or shelter in return for providing protection
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
Postoperative care
Each patient is greeted by the receptionist.
The cascade of events by which the stroke-induced release of glutamate kills neurons.