The ED nurse is preparing a patient with kidney trauma for emergency surgery. What is the best task to delegate to the UAP?
a. Set the automated blood pressure machine to cycle every 2 hours.
b. Inform the family about surgery waiting area
c. Go to the blood bank and pick up the units of packed red cells
d. Insert a urinary catheter if there is no gross bleeding at the urethra
Answer: c. Go to the blood bank and pick up the units of packed red cells
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a. phenytoin. b. prednisone. c. ketoconazole. d. amphotericin B.
A patient with chronic orthopedic pain is considering the use of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator to reduce the pain. What advantages of using this device should the nurse review with the patient?
1. avoiding the adverse effects of pain medication 2. low cost 3. can be used by all patients 4. can relieve all types of pain
The treatment of depression can be described as:
a. multidisciplinary c. one-on-one therapy b. multigenerational d. medically focused
A patient undergoing chemotherapy tells the nurse that his wife lost her job and now they do not have any health insurance. The patient has no way of paying for the treatments and tells the nurse that he is going home to die
Which of the following can the nurse do to help with this patient's crisis? 1. Ask the patient if the wife has been offered a continuation of health care benefits from her previous employer that would cover the costs of chemotherapy. 2. Find out if the chemotherapy can be billed at a later time, once the wife has other employment. 3. Contact the health care provider and document that the patient is unable to pay for ongoing treatment. 4. Suggest that the patient visit an emergency room for care because they cannot deny him treatment.