Regardless of other primary assessment findings, some chief complaints make patients higher priority for transport. Which one if the following chief complaints are NOT a higher priority for transport?
A) Dizziness in a patient >65 years old
B) Acute, severe headache
C) Shortness of breath
D) Chest pain in a patient <35 years old
Answer: D
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A) In a policy about writing policies B) In a footnote to the policy and procedure C) Right in the policy and procedure D) In a glossary at the end of the policy and procedure manual
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A) Allow the patient to have small sips of water. B) Anticipate vomiting. C) Treat for shock if you think there are internal injuries even if the patient's vital signs are normal. D) Splint any swollen, deformed extremities.
The most important procedure a nursing assistant will perform to prevent infection is:
A. handwashing. B. standard precautions. C. gloving. D. transmission-based precautions.
The therapist is about to administer a bronchodilator to a patient who is experiencing an asthma flare. Which of the following gases or gas mixtures offers the opportunity to deliver more of the bronchodilator through this patient's obstructed airways?
A. 100% oxygen B. heliox C. compressed air D. nitric oxide