A male patient is brought to the emergency department by his family after falling off his roof. A family member tells the nurse that when the patient fell he was "knocked out" but came to and "seemed to be okay"
Now the patient is complaining of a severe headache and states that he is "not feeling well." The care team suspects an epidural hematoma. Based on the knowledge of the progression of this type of hematoma, the nurse prepares for which priority intervention?
A) Insertion of an intracranial (IC) monitoring device
B) Treatment with antihypertensives
C) Emergency craniotomy
D) Administration of anticoagulant therapy
C
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When a drug is administered primarily for a systemic effect, which of these routes provides the quickest onset of action?
a. parenteral c. sublingual b. rectal d. oral
A nurse is providing medication teaching for a patient who will begin taking diclofenac [Voltaren] gel for osteoarthritis in both knees and elbows. Which statement by the patient indi-cates understanding of the teaching?
a. "Because this is a topical drug, liver tox-icity will not occur." b. "I should cover areas where the gel is ap-plied to protect them from sunlight." c. "I will apply equal amounts of gel to all affected areas." d. "The topical formulation has the same toxicity as the oral formulation."
The individual(s) who are widely known for the development of hospice care in the United States is/are (Select all that apply)
a. Dame Cicely Saunders. b. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. c. Florence Nightingale. d. Florence Wald.
Which of the following is not one of the myths associated with suicidal persons?
a. People who talk about suicide won't commit suicide. b. People who commit suicide are "not crazy." c. Once the person begins to improve, the risk has ended. d. Prior unsuccessful suicide means there will never be a successful suicide.