An elderly patient with hip pain tells a nurse that continuous heat has been the most effective means of relieving pain. After confirming that the patient has an order for heat therapy, the nurse correctly selects which method for the patient?
1. Hot-water bottle
2. Warming blanket
3. Heating pad
4. Aquathermia K-pad
ANS: 4
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a. shock. b. respiratory arrest. c. hemorrhage. d. infection.
The nurse administers oral medications according to the unit dose system. Which technique should the nurse use for administering the medications?
a. Prepare the medications for several pa-tients at the same time. b. Remove the medication from the package and take it to the patient's room. c. Compare the packaged medication with the healthcare provider's prescription. d. Take the prescribed dose into the patient's room in the packaging.
Which of the following is the most appropriate way to skin test Cinnamomum zeylanicum for irritant effects?
A. Place a drop on the soles of the feet, cover and leave for 24 hours B. Apply diluted to the crook of the arm, cover and leave for 24 hours C. Apply undiluted to the crook of the arm, cover and leave for 24 hours D. Place 1 drop on the gum mucous membrane, leave for 24 hours.
Inhalation is to gas as snorting is to:
A. liquid B. smoke C. powder D. vapor