Unless he or she is critically ill or injured, you should generally begin your assessment of a toddler:
A. at the feet.
B. at the head.
C. in the ambulance.
D. en route to the hospital.
Answer: A. at the feet.
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a. inspiratory stridor, pain on swallowing, high fever, and drooling. b. expiratory wheezing, coughing, rales, and cyanosis. c. inspiratory stridor, "seal-bark" cough, low-grade fever, and orthopnea. d. expiratory wheezing, rales, coughing, high fever.
A woman has called you to help her middle-aged friend, who has stopped eating and talking and has frequent crying spells. Your history reveals that the woman lost her husband a few months ago, and has been withdrawn and despondent ever since. Throughout the assessment, the alert and oriented woman continually states that she wants to be left alone. When you bring the stretcher into the room, the woman states, "I do not want to go to the hospital. Let me sign whatever I need to sign." What is your best response to this situation?
A) Contact medical direction and ask for advice B) Recheck mental status and orientation, and then have her sign a refusal-of-care form C) Allow the patient to sign a refusal-of-care form as long as her friend stays with her D) Contact law enforcement to restrain the patient for transport
Which of the following would not be considered a "documentation do"?
A) Chart thoroughly B) Chart legibly C) Spell correctly D) Initial each entry
The celebrity feminism that is so often portrayed in the media clearly emphasizes
A. individualism and consumption. B. the everyday struggles of women in society as a whole. C. the importance of community development and political action. D. the need to support men who are leaders in society.