A new client came to the clinic complaining of shortness of breath and fever. How long should the triage nurse count the peripheral pulse?
A. 15 seconds
B. 30 seconds
C. 1 minute
D. 2 minutes
Answer: C
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A) Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) B) Clemastine (Tavist) C) Loratadine (Claritin) D) Cetirizine (Zyrtec) E) Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine)
The nurse's hourly assessment of a male patient with burns reveals that the patient's blood pressure is trending downward and that his heart rate is trending upward. What intervention has the potential to resolve these trends?
A) Increasing the rate of the patient's fluid resuscitation B) Performing intermittent urinary catheterization C) Increasing the rate of the patient's morphine infusion D) Repositioning the patient
Muscles are surrounded and divided by fibrous envelopes called:
a. sarcolemma c. fascia b. endomysium d. epimysium
A child is seen in a clinic with a chief complaint of itching, especially at night. The nurse observes small ridges and dotted lines of erythema on the child's neck and buttocks. The nurse will expect the provider to order which medication initially?
a. Benzyl alcohol (Ulesfia) b. Ivermectin (Stromectol) c. Malathion (Ovide) d. Permethrin (Elimite)