The probability an event will occur within a specified period of time is called
a. Rate
b. Risk
c. Epidemiology
d. Epidemic
ANS: B
You might also like to view...
Home health care is becoming one of the largest practice areas for nurses. What has contributed to this change?
A) Chronic nursing shortage B) Focus on treatment of disease C) Nurses prefer working during the day instead of evening or night shifts D) More critically ill patients being discharged to home from the hospital
The nurse is caring for a client presenting with confusion, angina, and muscular pain. The nurse understands that these findings are consistent with which stage of shock?
A) Refractory shock B) Progressive shock C) Reversible shock D) Compensated shock
Long-term ventilator management over 21 days is best handled through use of a(n)
a. oropharyngeal airway. b. esophageal obturator airway. c. tracheostomy tube. d. endotracheal intubation.
B.T., a 31-year-old man who lives in a small mountain town in Colorado, is highly allergic to dust and pollen and has a history of mild asthma
B.T.'s wife drove him to the emergency room when his wheezing was unresponsive to his fluticasone/salmeterol (Advair) inhaler, he was unable to lie down, and he began to use accessory muscles to breathe. B.T. is immediately started on 4 L oxygen by nasal cannula and intravenous (IV) D5W at 75 mL/hr. A set of arterial blood gases is sent to the laboratory. B.T. appears anxious and says that he is short of breath. Vital Signs Blood pressure (BP) 152/84 mm Hg Pulse rate 124 beats/min Respiratory rate 42 breaths/min Temperature 100.4 ° F (38.4 ° C) Are B.T.'s vital signs acceptable? State your rationale. What is the rationale for immediately starting B.T. on O2? Keeping in mind B.T.'s health history and presenting complaint, what are the most important areas you need to evaluate during your physical assessment? Arterial Blood Gases pH 7.31 Paco2 48 mm Hg HCO3 26 mmol/L Pao2 55 mm Hg Interpret B.T.'s arterial blood gas results. Medication Orders Albuterol 2.5 mg plus ipratropium 250 mcg nebulizer treatment STAT Albuterol (Ventolin) inhaler 2 puffs q4h Metaproterenol sulfate (Alupent) 0.4% nebulizer treatment q3h Fluticasone (Flovent HFA) MDI: 220 mcg, 1 puff twice daily What is the rationale for the albuterol 2.5 mg plus ipratropium 250 mcg nebulizer treatment STAT (immediately)? Indicate the drug classification and expected outcome B.T. should experience with using metaproterenol sulfate (Alupent) and Fluticasone (Flovent).