A patient is admitted to the emergency department after he was hit by a car. The car was going about 30 mph and was braking at the time of impact
The patient was struck just above the right knee, fell forward over the hood of the car, striking his anterior chest, and then slipped off the hood of the car and hit the pavement head first. Based on the mechanism of injury and transfer of force, what injuries does the nurse most expect? Select all that apply.
A) Fracture of left femur and damage to left knee
B) Fractures of thoracic and lumbar spine
C) Fractured ribs and cardiac and lung contusion
D) Bilateral radial and humerus fractures
E) Closed head injury and cervical spine fracture
F) Bilateral clavicle and scapular fractures
A, C, E
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a. call the doctor immediately b. continue with incremental dose increases of magnesium sulfate until symptoms subside c. maintain the same dose of magnesium sulfate d. stop the magnesium sulfate infusion
When an antibody titer to varicella zoster virus is performed on a nurse, the titer is negative. Which result and action by the nurse's supervisor are most appropriate?
a. The nurse has chickenpox and is conta-gious. The supervisor sends the nurse home. b. The nurse has never been infected with varicella zoster virus. The supervisor as-signs another nurse to care for clients with chickenpox. c. The nurse had a subclinical case of herpes at least 5 years ago and is now immune to the disease. The supervisor assigns the nurse to a client with chickenpox. d. The nurse has never been infected with varicella zoster virus and is susceptible to herpes. The supervisor assigns another nurse to a client with herpes.
A crisis syndrome that is a rare, genetic syndrome that may occur during surgery is called:
1. hypothermia. 2. hyperthermia. 3. malignant hypothermia. 4. malignant hyperthermia.
A young African American adult is being treated in the emergency department. When gathering demographic information the nurse asks, "Did you ever finish high school?"
The client replies, "Yes and I've earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration." What is the most impactful immediate outcome of the nurse's biased assumption? A) The client will assume that the nurse has made and will continue to make incorrect assumptions about them. B) The nurse is embarrassed and will no longer be able to maintain a professional nurse- client relationship. C) The nurse's actions have opened up the possibility of legal action against both the hospital and the nurse. D) The client's sense of self worth has been challenged and will likely result in mistrust of the entire health care profession.