When seating a patient in a chair, be sure that the patient's back is next to the back of the chair.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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During a motor vehicle accident, a patient sustained blunt trauma to the head and face, resulting in hairline skull fracture and a LeFort III maxillofacial fracture
The patient also bruising across the chest and upper abdomen and multiple small superficial bleeding abrasions and lacerations. On admission to the emergency department, what is the nursing care priority? A) Apply direct pressure to bleeding areas. B) Assess neurologic status. C) Perform endotracheal intubation. D) Administer tetanus booster immunization.
A patient who sustained rib fractures in a motor vehicle accident is complaining that his pain medication is ineffective. Inadequate pain control places this patient at risk for which complication?
1) Metabolic alkalosis 2) Pneumothorax 3) Pneumonia 4) Hemothorax
The way a person walks is his
A. gait. B. prosthesis. C. ambulation. D. mobility.
A patient in shock is found unresponsive. The nurse knows that immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation is required because brain cells begin to die if deprived of oxygen for how many minutes?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 8