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Nurse Roy is administering total parental nutrition (TPN) through a peripheral I.V. line to a school-age child. What’s the smallest amount of glucose that’s considered safe and not caustic to small veins, while also providing adequate TPN?
- A. 5% glucose
- B. 10% glucose
- C. 15% glucose
- D. 17% glucose
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A 10% glucose solution is safe for peripheral veins and provides adequate nutrition without causing irritation or damage.
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- B. hemolytic uremic syndrome
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- D. congenital dysplastic kidney
Correct Answer: D
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X-linked conditions include:
- A. Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- B. Hypophosphataemic rickets
- C. Huntington's chorea
- D. Phenylketonuria
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene.
The clinic nurse reviews the record of a child just seen by the health care provider and diagnosed with suspected aortic stenosis. The nurse expects to note documentation of which clinical manifestation specifically found in this disorder?
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- B. Hyperactivity
- C. Exercise intolerance
- D. Gastrointestinal disturbances
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Exercise intolerance is a common clinical manifestation of aortic stenosis due to the heart's inability to pump sufficient blood during increased physical activity.
A postoperative client reports incisional pain. The client has two prescriptions for PRN analgesia that accompanied the client from the postanasthesia unit. Before selecting which medication to administer, which action should the nurse implement?
- A. Document the client's report of pain in the electronic medical record
- B. Determine which prescription will have the quickest onset of action
- C. Compare the client's pain scale rating with the prescribed dosing
- D. Ask the client to choose which mediation is needed for pain
Correct Answer: C
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Factors triggering renin stimulation:
- A. Hyponatraemia
- B. ACTH
- C. Hypovolaemia
- D. ANP
Correct Answer: C
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