A 10-month-old is brought to the emergency department by her parents after they found her face down in the bathtub. The mother said, "I just left the bathroom to answer the phone. When I came back, I found her
" Which of the following assessments would be the priority?
A) Airway, breathing, and circulation
B) Level of consciousness
C) Vital signs
D) Pupillary response
A
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A physician orders a placebo for a patient. What is a placebo?
A) an inactive substance given in place of a drug B) a smaller than usual dose of an analgesic C) an analgesic with no known side effects D) an intravenous form of a potent analgesic
The nurse approaches a panic-stricken man and suspects he is choking. Which clinical indicator cues the nurse to initiate nursing interventions immediately?
1. The client states he just ate a steak dinner. 2. The client coughs forcefully without results. 3. The nurse auscultates wheezing and rhonchi. 4. The client has a high-pitched inspiratory noise.
The theory that focuses on how values and norms affect organizational activity is:
a. Structural contingency theory b. Institutional theory c. Resource dependence theory d. Systems theory
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers, characterized by facial deformities, growth deficiency, and ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).