The leading cause of death among children and teenagers is
a. Drownings
b. Motor vehicle accidents
c. Burns
d. Poisonings
ANS: B
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The patient has asked the nurse to assist him to ambulate to the bathroom. The nurse is aware that the patient is currently taking an antidepressant medication, so she should:
1. never leave the patient alone in his room. 2. ask the patient if he could use the bedside commode instead of going to the bath-room. 3. make suicidal precautions a part of the care plan. 4. ask the patient to sit on the side of the bed for a minute or two before standing, and then stand slowly.
If you have a concern in practice you should first ______.
a. phone your local newspaper b. post a message on Twitter or Facebook c. tell everyone in the clinical area d. raise the concern internally with your line manager or mentor
You are performing 2-rescuer CPR on a 6-year-old child. Two rescue breaths are given after eve-ry:
a. 2 compressions. b. 5 compressions. c. 15 compressions. d. 30 compressions.