Two patients, a husband and wife, are admitted to the ICU after sustaining traumatic head injuries in a motor vehicle accident. The husband is in a coma but shows no abnormalities on a CT scan
He is 45 years old and has a systolic blood pressure of 85 mm Hg. The wife, 42 years old, is not comatose and has a normal CT scan, but shows signs of brain injury, and has a systolic blood pressure of 80 mm Hg. The nurse recognizes that intracranial pressure monitoring is indicated for which of these patients?
A) Both the husband and wife
B) Neither the husband nor the wife
C) The husband only
D) The wife only
C
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The local public health department is holding a flu vaccine clinic. The health department recommends flu vaccinations for healthcare workers and people at high risk for complications or for those exposed daily to many different people
When using FluMist (live, attenuated influenza vaccine), what group is not approved? A) Children between 6 and 12 years of age B) People with hypersensitivity to milk products C) Adolescents who regularly take aspirin D) Adults 30 to 40 years of age
The nurse uses a diagram to depict __________, which is a term for interaction between different roles
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Flow rates are generally not adjusted more than
A. 25 gtts over or under the original flow rate. B. 25% of the original flow rate. C. 50% or the original flow rate. D. 5 gtts over or under the original flow rate.
A nurse is teaching a classroom of teenage girls about the female reproductive system. After teaching, the nurse asks the students to describe the release of an ovum during ovulation. Which response indicates that teaching has been effective?
1. "Ovulation is when the uterus releases an unfertilized egg or ovum." 2. "During ovulation, an egg is released from the ovary and enters the fallopian tube." 3. "The endometrium is where the eggs are formed and released into the fallopian tube." 4. "Around the middle of the menstrual cycle, one of the fallopian tubes releases an egg."