A 2-year-old child in a pediatric unit accidentally swallows a loose toy part and begins to exhibit signs of choking and wheezing. The pediatric nurse responds by accurately performing the Heimlich maneuver in the following manner
Select all answers that apply.
A) Holding the child upside down on the nurse's lap and delivering 5 slaps to the upper back area
B) Checking the child's mouth and removing any obvious obstruction that can be removed
C) Giving five blows to the back with heel of hand with the child sitting, kneeling, or lying
D) Giving 5 chest thrusts using 2 fingers at a distance of 1 fingerbreadth below the nipple level in midline
B, C
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A) Estrogen C) Follicle stimulating hormone B) Progesterone D) Luteinizing hormone
A 38-year-old client comes into the clinic for a health examination. Knowing the psychosocial development tasks and common health problems for this age group, it would be most important for the nurse to ask:
1) If the client has episodes of feeling depressed. 2) Whether the client practices safe sex. 3) About the client's exercise habits. 4) About the health history of the client's parents.
The nurse is caring for a client in the hyperdynamic phase of septic shock. Which medication does the nurse expect to be prescribed?
a. Heparin sodium b. Vitamin K c. Corticosteroids d. Hetastarch (Hespan)
A child with a sodium measurement of less than 125 mEq/L and with a diagnosis of SIADH is at risk for:
1. Seizures. 2. Diarrhea. 3. Vomiting. 4. A change in the level of consciousness.