Adenosine is the drug of choice when treating a symptomatic patient with a junctional rhythm at a rate of 40 beats/min
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
Atropine (not adenosine) is the drug of choice when treating a symptomatic patient with a junctional rhythm at a rate of 40 beats/min.
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a. Administer oxygen via mask or nasal cannula. b. Administer ibuprofen, an antipyretic medication. c. Apply cooling techniques until core body temperature is less than 101 ° F. d. Infuse 0.9% sodium chloride via a large-bore intravenous cannula. e. Obtain baseline serum electrolytes and cardiac enzymes.
The nurse is caring for an infant in the clinic who is present for a routine wellness exam. The child is of an African ethnic origin whose parents immigrated to America 6 months ago
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The nurse is performing a cultural assessment on a client. Which of the following questions would a nurse use to obtain data about values orientation?
A) Do you speak more than one language? B) What things in life matter the most to you? C) What are your beliefs about health and illness? D) What are your attitudes about food and time?
As the nurse manager on a rehab unit, you are asked to come to the tub room immediately because two nursing assistants are having a loud disagreement in front of a patient
You ask the nursing assistants to meet you outside and after ensuring that a third nursing assistant is able to care for the patient, you speak with the two nursing assistants. Which of the following would you ask first? a. "How long have you two been working together?" b. "Have you experienced disagreements like this before?" c. "How do you think this patient's perception of her care has been changed?" d. "What happened to bring on this disagreement today?"