A home care nurse finds a patient lying on the floor. The patient is not breathing. Her response is based on the ABCs of basic life support. What does the B stand for in these initials?
A) blood B) beware C) breathing D) be sure
C
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a. guilt c. positive body image b. anxiety d. negative self-concept
Amy has worked in the dialysis unit on staff for about 12 years. She is frequently consulted by other nursing staff regarding protocols and policies on the unit. What type of power is Amy using?
a. Position power b. Expert power c. Personal power d. Competency power
A nurse finds that a patient's temperature is increasing more than 1°C per hour when using a forced-air warming device to treat his postsurgery hypothermia. What condition might occur if this patient's temperature increases too rapidly?
A) Hypertension B) Cardiac arrest C) Hypotension D) Respiratory distress
A clinic patient who has been taking a glucocorticoid for arthritis for several months remarks to the nurse, "It's a good thing my symptoms are better, because my mother has been quite ill, and I have to take care of her."
The patient's blood pressure is 100/60 mm Hg. The nurse will report this to the provider and ask about: a. reducing the patient's dose. b. using every other day dosing. c. increasing the patient's dose. d. tapering the dose.