Explain what professional etiquette involves
Professional etiquette involves issues such as the need to avoid talking badly about another practitioner (especially in front of patients), maintenance of appropriate relationships at the worksite, or the need to stay within the role boundaries of our specialty.
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A) Clapping B) Cupping C) Slapping D) Hacking
A patient who has had both her thyroid and parathyroid glands removed would most likely have difficulty with:
A) Producing the hormones that govern sex characteristics B) Maintaining strong and healthy bones C) Regulating blood sugar D) Maintaining an adequate blood pressure
Endotracheal tube suctioning should be preceded by:
a. pulse oximetry. b. instillation of 15 mL of sterile saline solu-tion. c. preoxygenation for 30 seconds. d. hyperinflation for 60 seconds.
A patient is admitted to the intensive care unit with a closed head injury sustained in a motorcy-cle accident. The injury has caused severe damage to the posterior pituitary. Which of the fol-lowing complications should the nurse anticipate?
a. Dilutional hyponatremia b. Dehydration from polyuria c. Cardiac arrest from hyperkalemia d. Metabolic acidosis