When the nurse observes a patient experiencing a severe episode of autonomic dysreflexia, the initial intervention is to:
a. locate the cause of irritation.
b. assess the blood pressure.
c. cover the patient with several blankets.
d. raise the head of the bed to a high Fowler's position.
D
Raising the head of the bed will reduce the blood pressure. Finding the cause of the episode is secondary to preventing the possibility of a stroke from the hypertension.
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The best response by the nurse is: a. "It is common for long-term memory to be more impacted by age-related changes than short-term memory." b. "Memory changes are often worse when an individual is in an unfamiliar or stress-ful situation." c. "Perhaps you are just noticing your fa-ther's memory loss now that he is hospi-talized." d. "There is a lot of new information for your father to process here in the hospital; he is overloaded."
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A) Haloperidol (Haldol) B) Donepexil (Aricept) C) Selegiline (Eldepryl) D) Risperidone (Risperdal)
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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a. muscle shortening and active contraction/relaxation of muscles b. muscle contraction without shortening. c. muscle contraction with resistance. d. exercise using mechanical devices, such ascontinuous passive range-of-movement (CPM) machines.