Of the following, which is the MOST important in caring for a possible stroke patient?
A) Establish the time of onset of signs and symptoms.
B) Administer oxygen to patients with a SpO2 <94 percent.
C) Recognize signs and symptoms that may indicate stroke.
D) Check the patient's blood glucose level.
C
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Your patient is a 23-year-old woman who was rescued from a burning house. She was asleep in a back bedroom when the fire started, and there was no smoke alarm. She has a pulse oximetry reading of 99 percent after receiving oxygen by nonrebreather mask. What is the most appropriate interpretation of this finding?
A) Effects of smoke inhalation have been resolved by oxygen administration. B) You cannot rely on this alone to assess oxygenation. C) There was minimal smoke inhalation. D) Carboxyhemoglobin is less than 1 percent.
Name three individuals who should sign an informed refusal form
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following documents permits items to be purchased from a vendor?
Statement Invoice Packing slip Purchase order
Braxton-Hicks contractions are _____.
A. normal during pregnancy B. sometimes called "false labor" C. irregular uterine contractions D. all of the above