A victim of a chemical plant explosion is unconscious and brought into the emergency department. For what should the nurse assess this patient?
A. Central nervous system injury
B. Pulmonary emboli
C. Radiation sickness
D. Respiratory system injury
Answer: A
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When speaking with a client who has a mental illness, the nurse uses medical terminology and is condescending. This type of behavior negates the basic rules of negotiating a behavioral contract and:
1. Encourages the client to ask questions. 2. Causes the client to feel uncomfortable with the contract. 3. Appropriately introduces the client to important terminology. 4. Helps the client understand behavioral contracts on his/her terms.
The nurse caring for older patients would prepare to administer which medication as a short-term sleep aid?
a. Diazepam (Valium) b. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) c. Chloral hydrate (Somnote) d. The nurse would try other measures first
A husband questions his wife on her decision to become a psychiatric nurse. He states, "How can you work with the mentally ill day in and day out?" His wife replies, "It's just the right thing to do"
From which ethical framework is the wife operating? A) Kantianism B) Christian ethics C) Ethical egoism D) Utilitarianism
A female client who has been menstruating has a temperature of 103.5°F, blood pressure 88/56 mmHg, and a diffuse rash. The nurse realizes that this client is most likely experiencing:
1. pelvic inflammatory disease. 2. herpes simplex virus. 3. human papillomavirus. 4. toxic shock syndrome.