The class of agents considered to be one of the most easily controlled is:
1. Biological
2. Chemical
3. Physical
4. Psychological
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Controlling physical agents can be done through engineering strategies and personal protective equipment.
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The nurse is attempting to open an occluded PEG tube. Which of the following interventions requires re-education?
a. Flush the tube with a small amount of air b. Flush the tube using a 50- to 60-mL syringe and 20 to 30 mL of warm water. c. Reinsert the stylet to break up the clot. d. Flush the tube with a carbonated beverage.
A nurse responds to an eerie scream coming from a client?s room. Upon entering the room the client states, ?He has a gun,? and is pointing to a male visitor. The nurse does not see a gun. Which action by the nurse would be appropriate?
1. #the visitor regarding the situation. 2. Contact security immediately. 3. Call for another nurse to assist in confronting the visitor. 4. Call the client?s physician.
A nurse is caring for a patient after hip replacement surgery. The patient has been receiving iron replacement therapy for 2 days. The nurse notes that the patient's stools appear black. The patient is pale and complains of feeling tired
The patient's heart rate is 98 beats per minute, respirations are 20 breaths per minute, and the blood pressure is 100/50 mm Hg. The nurse will contact the provider to: a. report possible gastrointestinal hemorr-hage. b. request a hemoglobin and hematocrit (H&H). c. request an order for a stool guaiac. d. suggest giving a hypertonic fluid bolus.
The nurse is performing discharge teaching for a newly delivered first-time mother and her infant on the 2nd postpartum day. Which statement by the mother indicates that teaching has been successful?
1. "Taking baths will help my perineum feel less sore each day." 2. "If I develop heavy bleeding, I should take my temperature." 3. "My bowel movements should resume in a week." 4. "I will go back to the doctor in 4 days for my RhoGAM shot."