When selecting a cuff for a child, the nurse should confirm that the width of the cuff covers approximately ____________ of the upper arm
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Two thirds
A cuff that is too large will give an erroneously low reading.
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A patient with Parkinson disease is depressed because his drug protocol of L-dopa and Sinemet is no longer controlling his symptoms. What is the best response by the nurse?
a. Other drugs can be combined with L-dopa to increase its effectiveness. b. The effect of these drugs has an uneven course; symptoms will begin to subside again soon. c. The two drugs can be given in higher doses to control the symptoms. d. Surgical interventions have been very ef-fective in the control of parkinsonian symptoms.
What are potential causes of performance inadequacies?
a. The person to whom the task was assigned had appropriate educational qualifications to complete the task. b. The task was assigned to a person capable of carrying out the assignment. c. The person who delegated the task con-firmed the recipient's ability to perform the task. d. The person to whom the task was assigned did not understand what the task involved.
Diseases may be classified:
a. according to their cause. b. according to the way in which they are acquired. c. according to the body system affected. d. all of the above.
What is an automatic external defibrillator (AED)?
A. A device that prevents the heart from beating too rapidly by applying a shock B. A device that counts the pulse and records the blood pressure at all times C. A device that is used only by trained emergency responders to make the heart beat D. A device that assesses the pulse and applies a shock to the heart when necessary