A patient has a large burn injury that occurred in an enclosed space. On initial assessment, the patient is found to have erythema and blistering of the mouth and pharynx, hoarse speech, and tachypnea
What immediate therapy addressing these symptoms does the nurse anticipate?
A) Intravenous fluid resuscitation
B) Prophylactic antimicrobial therapy
C) Application of topical burn medications
D) Endotracheal intubation
D
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The patient is diagnosed with strep pharyngitis. What symptoms are associated with this problem?
A) Upper respiratory infection (URI) symptoms B) Palatal petechiae C) Abdominal pain or nausea D) All of the above
The client is receiving quinidine and now drowsily complains of headaches and visual disturbances. The nurse should:
a. monitor the client for at least an hour. b. notify the health care provider immediately. c. administer acetaminophen as prescribed for headache. d. administer aspirin as prescribed for headache.
The nurse is interviewing a 16-year-old patient who has been using deodorant tampons during her menses. She comes into the gynecology office complaining of a rash and open sores on her labia and tenderness in the vagina
After obtaining her history, what will the nurse determine is the most likely cause of this patient's problem? 1. She had forceful intercourse, which caused the trauma. 2. She is reacting to the deodorant in the tampon. 3. She might be allergic to the underwear she is wearing. 4. She is having a normal reaction to her menses.
One of the five functions in the structural-functional theory of family is affective, which refers to the:
a. general mood of the family b. way feelings are addressed or not addressed in the family c. family meeting the needs for love and belonging of each member d. face or outer picture that the family shows to the outside world