One of the goals of providing rehabilitation services to a patient with tetraplegia is to teach the patient to walk again.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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A 4-year-old is tested and found to have deficient growth hormone (GH). What does this condition cause?
A) Gigantism B) Acromegaly C) Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) D) Dwarfism
A community in the New Madrid fault zone experiences an earthquake resulting in injuries from propelled objects and abrasions for many victims. The local supply of antibiotics is quickly exhausted. Local authorities would contact the:
a. Commissioned Corps Readiness Force. b. Strategic National Stockpile. c. Department of Homeland Security. d. local Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
Patients on the unit have their vital signs taken routinely at 0800, 1200, 1600, and 2000. At 1000, a patient complains of feeling "light-headed." The nurse takes the patient's vital signs and finds blood pressure to be lower than usual
Within 15 minutes, the patient says that he feels better. The nurse rechecks the blood pressure and finds that it is now back to normal. How should the nurse handle documentation for this episode? a. Document the 1000 vital signs in the graphic record only. b. Not report the incident because it was a transient episode. c. Document the vital signs in the graphic and progress record. d. Document the vital signs as 12 o'clock signs.
Checking circulation and the presence of bleeding is part of the:
a. primary survey. b. secondary survey. c. tertiary survey. d. final survey.