When the prone position is to be used, the patient is anesthetized and intubated in the supine position on the transport cart
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
The patient is anesthetized and intubated on the transport cart before they are moved to the OR bed in the prone position. If a urinary catheter is necessary, it is placed while on the transport cart.
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Which of the following is true regarding the unit "mole"?
A) If the masses of two atoms differ, then a mole of one substance will weigh more than a mole of the other. B) Because the number of atoms in a mole is constant, one mole of any substance has the same weight as does one mole of any other substance. C) The unit "mole" uses the standard of one mole of carbon-12, because one mole of carbon-12 is the heaviest substance known. D) Both A and C are correct.
If your patient develops an abrupt onset of fever, chills, backache, headache, nausea, and vomiting within 1/2 to 1 hour after an IV was started, the cause may be:
a. local infection. c. pyrogenic reaction. b. thrombophlebitis. d. air embolism.
Educational attainment varies very little among Asian American subgroups
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Music therapy is considered:
A) alternative medicine. B) complementary medicine. C) conventional medicine. D) integrative medicine.