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

Author Question: The nurse is preparing to administer a unit of blood to a patient using blood tubing. On the blood ... (Read 93 times)

awywial

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 577
on: Jul 24, 2018
The nurse is preparing to administer a unit of blood to a patient using blood tubing. On the blood product side of the Y tubing, she will hang blood. What will she hang on the other side of the Y tubing?
 
  a. Dextrose 5
  b. Normal saline
  c. Dextrose 10
  d. Dextrose 5/normal saline

Question 2

MC Your client states that his casted extremity pain is worsening and is not relieved by pain medication. You should suspect possible
 
  (Select all that apply.)
 
  Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
  A. Drug dependency.
  B. Inadequate pain management.
  C. Cast shrinkage with drying.
  D. Compartment syndrome.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

amit

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 364
Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Normal saline is compatible with blood products, unlike solutions that contain dextrose, which causes coagulation of donor blood.

Answer to Question 2

D


awywial

  • Member
  • Posts: 577
Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
:D TYSM

mcarey591

  • Member
  • Posts: 365
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.

Did you know?

In women, pharmacodynamic differences include increased sensitivity to (and increased effectiveness of) beta-blockers, opioids, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and typical antipsychotics.

Did you know?

Side effects from substance abuse include nausea, dehydration, reduced productivitiy, and dependence. Though these effects usually worsen over time, the constant need for the substance often overcomes rational thinking.

Did you know?

ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.

Did you know?

Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).

Taking a Patient's Blood Pressure Taking a Patient's Blood Pressure
A partnership between the patient and the health care provider. A partnership between the patient and the health care provider.
Endocrine and nervous control of blood pressure. Endocrine and nervous control of blood pressure.
Examples of endocrine disorders. (B) A patient with a goiter. Examples of endocrine disorders. (B) A patient with a goiter.
Areas of sclerosis (see arrows) in the white matter of a patient with MS. Areas of sclerosis (see arrows) in the white matter of a patient with MS.
Denture sore mouth in a patient who never removed partial dentures at night. Denture sore mouth in a patient who never removed partial dentures at night.
Video: Enzyme structure - Properties of enzymes

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library