The nurse is caring for a patient with a suspected cyanide exposure. The patient is anxious and hyperventilating. What is the nursing priority of care?
A) Give antiseizure medications.
B) Send toxicology screen.
C) Give cyanide antidote.
D) Obtain history of exposure.
C
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The nurse is working with a patient from an unfamiliar culture. After assessing the patient and the patient's cultural beliefs related to health care, what action by the nurse is best?
a. Create a nursing plan of care for the patient. b. Recheck cultural beliefs with the patient. c. Use a standard plan of care for consistency. d. Have an interpreter validate the information.
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A) Eversion of the anus B) Thinning of the perineal body C) Exposure of the internal rectal wall D) Pulling downward on the levator ani muscles