Preoperative education increases the patient's overall ________ with care and helps reduce anxiety and fear.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
satisfaction
Preoperative education increases patients' overall satisfaction with their care. It also helps reduce anxiety and fear, use of pain medication, complications following surgery, and recovery time.
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After you administer oral glucose to a confused and combative patient, she gradually becomes calmer and fully oriented. As a knowledgeable EMT, you would recognize that the patient:
A) had a high blood-sugar level. B) now has a decreasing blood-sugar level. C) will need a second dose of oral glucose. D) had a low blood-sugar level.
Which of the following is NOT an inadequate sign of breathing in a patient?
A) Cyanosis B) Irregular breathing C) Regular breathing D) Noisy breathing
Competitive antagonists are also referred to as:
A) surmountable antagonists B) insurmountable antagonists C) agonist-antagonists D) partial agonists
Another term for a bilateral agreement is ________ agreement.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).