A 4-year-old child presents with a 3-day history of fever, cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis. Mom reports she attends daycare and other children have been sick recently. On examination, you note small, white lesions, that resemble a grain of salt, on an erythematous base located on the buccal mucosa opposite the lower molars. What would be an important follow up question

What are the main differences between Universal precautions and Standard precautions?

Melody, an advanced practice nurse, is doing a a breast exam on a patient.  Which of the following explains the proper draping technique during the breast exam to help preserve a patient’s dignity?

Rhonda, a nurse practitioner auscultates the patient’s heart but cannot hear the sounds clearly because the patient is listening to some music on spotify.  Rhonda should do which of the following

The charge nurse is making room assignments for clients who are expected today. There is one private room available on the unit to accommodate a client who needs airborne precautions. Which of the following clients should be assigned to this room?

Match the following terms on the left with those on the right.

Interpret the following arterial blood gases result and indicate which issue is present based on these results: pH            7.50 pCO2       25 HCO3       25

Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse report to the charge nurse immediately?

As CO2  rises, chemoreceptors send signals to the _____________________ to ____________________ventilation.   

Your one minute Apgar is 1. The neonates five minute Apgar is 3 (2 for heart rate, 1 for color). You have intubated the infant with 3.5 endotracheal tube and providing ventilation with a PIP of 24, a PEEP of 5, and a rate of 40. The OB notes a true knot in the umbilical cord. The cord pH is 7.01. The infant is transferred to the NICU. Your first ABG reveals: 6.9/40/35/14/-16   How would you  interpret this ABG?