When a woman who has been raped is admitted to the emergency department, the nurse caring for the woman knows that which of the following is the priority nursing intervention?
1. Explaining exactly what will need to be done to preserve legal evidence
2. Assuring the woman that everything will be all right
3. Creating a safe, secure environment for her
4. Contacting family members
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Explanation: 3. The first priority in caring for a survivor of a sexual assault is to create a safe, secure environment.
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1. Eat raw fruits. 2. Avoid playing sports. 3. Restrict school attendance. 4. Cover open wounds.
What should the nurse remind a parent who is considering homeopathic remedies for treatment of her child's asthma?
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The nurse is ready to take the temperature of a child who is to be discharged from the hospital if the temperature is within the normal range. The health care practitioner and family are waiting to hear about the temperature
The nurse considers taking an axillary temperature but decides instead to take the temperature orally. What is the most likely reason that the nurse decided to take the temperature orally in this case? a. The axilla is not sensitive to early temperature changes, and accuracy was critical in this case. b. An oral temperature is much quicker to determine than an axillary temperature. c. Locating an axillary thermometer might be more difficult than finding an oral one. d. The oral temperature reading is easier and safer to get then compared to an axillary temperature.
A public health nurse is providing patient education for a patient who is being treated for scabies. The patient has been prescribed 5% permethrin (Elimite) cream to eradicate the scabies
What instruction about applying the cream should the nurse provide? a. "Apply daily from head to toe for 7 to 10 days." b. "Massage in the cream, head to toe, once and wash off in about 12 hours." c. "Apply once and rinse off in about 10 minutes." d. "Shampoo into the hair and leave in place for 48 hours."