Which of the following would be an appropriate action to take in order to avoid serious injury in an earthquake?
a. Duck into a doorway if walking on a sidewalk.
b. Move outdoors if in a high-rise building.
c. Pull under an overpass if driving.
d. Rush for the nearest exit if in a stadium or theater.
A
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While packing a patient's abdominal wound with sterile, half-inch Iodoform gauze, the nurse drops some of the gauze onto the patient's abdomen 2" (5 cm) away from the wound. What should the nurse do?
A) Apply povidone-iodine (Betadine) to that section of the gauze and continue packing the wound. B) Pick up the gauze and continue packing the wound after irrigating the abdominal wound with Betadine solution. C) Continue packing the wound and inform the physician that an antibiotic is needed. D) Discard the gauze packing and repack the wound with new Iodoform gauze.
A nurse assesses a neonate's temperature by using a temporal artery scanner. What intervention should the nurse implement if the neonate's temperature is 99.5 ° F?
a. Record the findings b. Notify the physician c. Check the axillary temperature d. Check the tympanic temperature
The nurse can distinguish delirium from dementia by knowing which of the following?
A) Delirium has an acute onset and is progressive in course. B) Delirium has a gradual onset and can be resolved. C) Dementia has a gradual onset and is progressive in course. D) Dementia has an acute onset and can be resolved.
LSD, PCP and mescaline are _____________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).