According to the text, a majority of homicides and sexually aggressive acts are committed by users of
A. crack-cocaine
B. heroin
C. alcohol
D. nicotine
C. alcohol
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Which health maintenance practice would a patient from the Black culture use to keep the system "open"?
A. Take laxatives. B. Have massages. C. Participate in rooting and prayer. D. Wear amulets.
A hospital emergency department received a call that multiple casualties were on their way, primarily burns from a large factory fire. Which of the following actions should the hospital take immediately?
a. Ask the governor of the state to declare the area a disaster area so state help can be obtained b. Call surrounding hospitals to set up burn units, because there will be too many patients for one hospital to manage c. Call in physicians and nursing staff who are experts in burn care d. Get in touch with the American Red Cross to assist families of the victims
The nurse writes in the client's progress notes: "3/5/year 10 AM. Client brought to unit by ER nurse
Client's clothing and body are dirty. In interview room, client sat with hands over face, sobbing softly. Did not acknowledge nurse and did not reply to questions. After several minutes abruptly arose and ran to window and pounded window screen, shouting, ‘Let me out of here!' repeatedly. Verbal intervention unsuccessful. Order for stat dose 2 mg haloperidol po obtained. Medication administered with result that client stopped shouting and returned to sit wordlessly in chair. Client placed on one-to-one observation until seen by psychiatrist.". How should this documentation be evaluated? a. Meets agency standards b. Contains subjective material c. Too brief to be of value d. Excessively wordy
A patient with a crushed forearm cannot get pain relief with opioid medications. The injury is swollen, cool, and cyanotic, with weak distal pulses. What should the nurse suspect?
a. Compartment syndrome b. Overwhelming infection c. Fat embolus d. Osteomyelitis