The nurse provides dietary instruction to a client with heav…
The nurse provides dietary instruction to a client with heavy menstrual bleeding who follows a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet about dietary iron sources of iron to manage iron deficiency anemia. The nurse would suggest which breakfast choices?
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A 6-year-old client who weighs 18 kg is scheduled to receive a dose of vancomycin (Vanocin) 240 mg IV ordered every 6 hours. The safe dose range for a child is listed as 40 mg/kg/day divided every 6 hours. What is the best nursing action?
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During the morning assessment of the client with a chest tube, the nurse notes that there is no fluctuation in the water seal chamber. The client does not appear to be in respiratory distress. What could have caused this ceasing of fluctuation?
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The nurse is caring for a school-age girl who has had a cardiac catheterization. The child tells the nurse that her bandage is “too wet.” The nurse finds the bandage and bed soaked with blood. The child’s vital signs a HR 85, BP 105/70, RR 18, SpO2 98%. What will the nurse do first?
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