Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Acute injuries to muscles, joints, and tendons are often accompanied by swelling.
2. The recommended treatment for many injuries, whether mild or severe, is protect, ice, compress, rest, and elevate.
3. An injured area should be rested for 24-72 hours to allow it time to heal.
4. Ice should be applied to an injured area for 5 minutes every 2 hours for the first 72 hours.
5. Ice should be applied for 10-45 minutes depending on the amount of fat and muscle in the area being treated.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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Luca, a new nurse at the nursing home, explains to you that he injured his hands over the weekend with some garage tools. He is responsible for medication administration and asks you to open all of the unit dose packages for him before he makes rounds. What should you tell him?
a. Of course. Nurses need to be able to rely on each other. b. Yes, but only for drugs that are not controlled substances. c. No, but I will get you a sharp blade so that you can open the packages more easily before rounds. d. No. Unit dose packages should only be opened when the patient is ready to take them, not before.
Research shows that the physical condition of school property has no influence on student violence.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Osteoarthritis can affect the
A) pancreas. B) lungs. C) hips. D) bronchial tubes.
A cancerous tumor arising from connective tissue is called:
A) carcinoma. B) glioma. C) sarcoma. D) lymphoma.