An 84-year-old man has arthritis and is admitted for a severely edematous knee. The physician orders heat packs every 2 hours and you feel this order may worsen the tissue congestion. An appropriate nursing action would be:
Pain management for terminally ill patients is most effective when analgesics are given:
A patient who has just had a miscarriage at 8 weeks of gestation is admitted to hospital. In caring for this patient, the nurse should be alert for signs of:
The nurse should be aware that tetracycline is contraindicated in children under 12 years of age because: