You have arrived at the home of an elderly male who called 911 for pain in his penis. He has a Foley catheter in place. He is supposed to have a home health aide visiting him daily, but, although it is 1500 hours, she has not yet visited today. You visualize the catheter and bag and note that the Foley bag is full of urine, so much so that it appears to be pulling the tube taut. What could you do
to remedy this situation?
A) Call the home health care service and ask why they can't manage their employees better.
B) Access the drain, drain the urine into a container, and see if doing so relieves the discomfort.
C) Any procedure involving a Foley requires special training. Transport to the ER.
D) Remove the Foley catheter.
B
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Medical monitoring of responders should occur:
A. after leaving the hot zone. B. before entering the cold zone. C. every 30 minutes during the incident. D. every 60 minutes during the incident.
The electrolyte that is most important for maintaining the resting potential of nerve and cardiac muscle cells is:
A) calcium B) sodium C) chloride D) potassium
Health care workers are required to report laboratory ________ or panic values to a physician
What will be an ideal response?
When managing a patient who is entrapped by a crushing object, it is MOST important to:
A) assess perfusion and sensory and motor functions every 5 minutes. B) make every effort to treat the patient before removing the crushing object. C) infuse 2 L of lactated Ringer's solution to combat hyperkalemia. D) give sodium bicarbonate immediately after removing the crushing object.