What is the BEST way to gain a parents' confidence?
a. show your competence and compassion while managing their child
b. tell them that everything is going to be OK and rush the child to the squad
c. use adult-sized equipment on their child and explain that it will work better
d. speak in a way that is firm and direct in order to minimize their panic
A
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A 63-year-old male, post head trauma, is intubated and has been mechanically ventilated for 78 hours
The respiratory therapist notes the following during ICU rounds: partial pressure of oxygen in the arteries (PaO2) is 82 mm Hg on 60% supplemental oxygen with a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 8 cm H2O; static compliance is averaging 38-41 cm H2O/L; breath sounds are dimin-ished bilaterally. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) results are pending, but MRSA is suspected. Chest radiograph shows bilateral, patchy infiltrates. Patient has a temperature of 38.8° C, and the most recent white blood cell (WBC) count is 11,300 ?L. The most appropriate recommendation for this patient is which of the following? a. Monotherapy with an antipseudomonal carbepenem b. Monotherapy with an antipseudomonal fluoroquinolone c. Combination therapy with two types of antipseudomonal agents and vancomycin d. Combination therapy with ampicil-lin/sulbactam and linezolid
Which of the following is the primary purpose of respiration?
A) Provides the means of gas exchange between an organism and its environment B) Provides a source for phonation C) Provides the energy source for speech D) None of the above
For security reasons, only the licensed practitioner and the office manager in the medical office have keys to the file room, where the patients' medical records are stored. The licensed practitioner is at a medical conference for the next two days. This morning, when you arrive to open the office, the answering service tells you there is a message from the office manager saying that she will not be in today because a family emergency required her to fly to her daughter's house in another state last night. She did not leave instructions for how to access the files or a number at which she could be reached. What should you do?
A. Attempt to contact the practitioner for instructions B. Call a meeting of all staff and ask for suggestions C. Record all patient information on scraps of paper until the files can be accessed D. Cancel all patient appointments for the next two days E. Call security and ask them for advice