This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: The nurse must administer eardrops to an infant. How should she proceed? 1) Pull the pinna down ... (Read 24 times)

storky111

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 561
on: Jul 22, 2018
The nurse must administer eardrops to an infant. How should she proceed?
 
  1) Pull the pinna down and back before instilling the drops.
  2) Pull the pinna upward and outward before instilling the drops.
  3) Instill the drops directly; no special positioning is necessary.
  4) Position the patient supine with the head of the bed elevated 30.

Question 2

When the nurse enters a patient's room to administer a medication, he calls out from the bathroom telling her to leave his medication on the bedside table.
 
  He reassures her that he will take the medication as soon as he is finished. How should the nurse proceed?
  1) Inform the patient that she will return when he is finished in the bathroom.
  2) Wait outside the bathroom door until the patient is ready for the dose.
  3) Withhold the dose until the next administration time later in the day.
  4) Document that the dose was omitted in the medication administration record.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

leahchrapun

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 332
Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1


storky111

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 561
Reply #2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


leahchrapun

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 332
Reply #3 on: Jul 22, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.

Did you know?

Only one in 10 cancer deaths is caused by the primary tumor. The vast majority of cancer mortality is caused by cells breaking away from the main tumor and metastasizing to other parts of the body, such as the brain, bones, or liver.

Did you know?

The tallest man ever known was Robert Wadlow, an American, who reached the height of 8 feet 11 inches. He died at age 26 years from an infection caused by the immense weight of his body (491 pounds) and the stress on his leg bones and muscles.

Did you know?

Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.

Did you know?

There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.

Home Health Nurse. Home Health Nurse.
Testing Infant’s Understanding of Quantity Testing Infant’s Understanding of Quantity
Measuring the Weight and Length of an Infant Measuring the Weight and Length of an Infant
To clear an obstructed airway in an infant (A) use chest thrusts followed by (B) back blows. To clear an obstructed airway in an infant (A) use chest thrusts followed by (B) back blows.
The karyotype and phenotypic description of an infant with Patau syndrome The karyotype and phenotypic description of an infant with Patau syndrome
Infant Showing Signs of Fever Infant Showing Signs of Fever
Video: How does an animal choose what food to eat?

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library