While a nurse assists a patient from a lying position to a sitting position, the patient suddenly becomes dizzy, pale, clammy, and nauseated. The nurse recognizes these symptoms are most likely related to
1. Thromboembolism.
2. Orthostatic hypotension.
3. Orthostatic hypertension.
4. Symptomatic bradycardia.
ANS: 2
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Select all that apply. 1. blood alcohol level 2. urine drug screen 3. skull x-rays 4. chest x-ray 5. urinalysis
Which of the following clients is at risk of plantar fasciitis?
A. 35-year-old male runner B. 45-year-old female office worker C. 77-year-old male who walks with a cane D. 65-year-old female confined to a wheelchair
To increase compliance of nurses maintaining clinical competency, the nursing profession could enforce all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Mandatory yearly continuing education for RN relicensure B. Ongoing certification in one's area of practice C. Institutional licensure D. Standardized entry into practice
After the introduction of the Back to Sleep campaign in 1992, an increased incidence has been noted of which of the following pediatric disorders? (Select all that apply.)
a. SIDS b. Torticollis c. Failure to thrive d. Apnea of infancy e. Plagiocephaly