A female patient reports experiencing severe menstrual cramps. Which uterine structure should the nurse recognize is responsible for the patient's symptom?
A. Perimetrium
B. Myometrium
C. Cervix
D. Endometrium
Answer: B
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A patient arrives in the emergency department with a sucking wound to the left chest. What is the first action the nurse should take?
a. Place several layers of gauze dressing over the wound b. Place the patient in a supine position c. Cover the wound with an airtight dressing taped on three sides d. Turn the patient to the left side
The nurse discriminates between an open and closed amputation by saying that a closed amputation is designed to (select all that apply):
1. prepare a weight-bearing limb. 2. cover the stump with tissue and muscle. 3. place sutures immediately over the bone. 4. be staged to closure. 5. be immediately ready for a prosthesis.
A patient is in severe pain. Which route of administration would produce the most rapid relief?
A. Oral B. Intramuscular C. Intravenous D. Transdermal
Before insertion of the otoscope speculum in the ear of an adult, the nurse would pull the pinna
a. down and back. b. down and forward, and out. c. up and back, and out. d. up and forward.