What side effects after the use of the dissociative agent ketamine HCl make it contraindicated for use on adults?
a. hangover feeling
b. morbid hallucinations
c. urinary incontinence
d. vomiting and nausea
b
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You have just delivered a newborn who has a meningomyelocele. How should you position this patient?
A) In a lateral recumbent position with a pressure bandage over the defect B) Supine, head and chest elevated C) Prone D) Supine, head lower than body
You have been summoned to a retail store, where you are directed to a middle-aged woman who was found in the bathroom on the toilet. Your assessment shows her to be responsive to painful stimuli with an open airway and labored breathing. Her pulse is fast and regular, and her skin is warm to the touch. The primary assessment has been completed and the appropriate care given. As the stretcher is prepared, you perform the secondary assessment. When assessing her chest, you note the presence of crackles to both lungs. What should you do next?
A) Place the patient on the stretcher B) Assess the abdomen C) Obtain vital signs D) Evaluate the head and neck
A professional who has studied the chemical and physical qualities of drugs and dispenses medication to the public is a ____.
A. nurse practitioner B. pharmacy technician C. medical technologist D. physical therapist E. pharmacist
What instrument or piece of equipment would be used for anthropometric measures?
Pulse oximeter Scales Thermometer Nebulizer