A client has been admitted after experiencing multiple trauma and is intubated and sedated. When the five members of the immediate family arrive, they are anxious, angry, and very demanding
They all speak loudly at once and ask for many services and answers. What is the best nursing response?
A) Ask the family to leave until visiting hours begin.
B) Take them to a private area for initial explanations.
C)
B
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a. It facilitates excretion. b. It reduces absorption. c. It binds antidotes. d. It induces vomiting.
Which nursing intervention will help to decrease the risk of tracheal and laryngeal injuries in an intubated patient?
1. Use an endotracheal tube equipped for continuous removal of subglottic secretions. 2. Deflate the cuff for 5 minutes every 8 hours. 3. Use the minimal occluding pressure technique to maintain cuff pressure at 20 to 25 mmHg. 4. Test cuff pressure by assessing firmness of the inflation balloon.
New hair growth occurs from the:
A) Shaft. B) Cortex. C) Root. D) Arrector pili muscle.
The nurse is seeing a pregnant woman 25 years of age. The woman's partner is very caring and loving, but has decided that he does not want to be a father, and so has left the relationship
The woman is determined to raise her child alone and says, "I will never let myself be hurt like that again." According to Gilligan's theory, on which level is this woman? A) Level 1: Selfishness B) Level 2: Undifferentiated Faith C) Level 3: Goodness D) Level 4: Nonviolence