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DelorasTo

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A patient is being admitted to the intensive care unit with multiple trauma, and the nurse is reviewing and implementing the admission orders, which include the insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter.
 
  Which nursing diagnosis is a consequence of this intervention?
  A) Risk for Excess Fluid Volume
  B) Risk for Infection
  C) Risk for Acute Urinary Retention
  D) Risk for Dysfunction Gastrointestinal Motility

Question 2

In recent days, a female patient on the critical care unit has developed diarrhea and has begun to experience skin breakdown in her perineal area. How should the nurse first respond to this development?
 
  A) Attempt to identify the specific causes of the patient's diarrhea.
  B) Advocate for a change in the patient's diet orders.
  C) Ask the primary care provider to prescribe loperamide as needed.
  D) Obtain an order for a rectal tube.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A





 

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