While the nurse is visiting the community pool, an adult swimmer is pulled out of the pool, unconscious and cyanotic. What is the priority action of the nurse?
a. Begin chest compressions.
b. Move from the pool area.
c. Give two rescue breaths.
d. Check for a carotid pulse.
C
The highest priority is to maintain ventilatory support until the victim can breathe on his or her own. The other options are important, but maintaining the airway and breathing are always prior-ity.
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1. Seizures 2. Respiratory distress 3. Hyperthermia 4. Bradycardia
A lawsuit is brought against a nurse in a rural hospital. The nurse replies that the standard of care for rural nurses is different from that for nurses working in large urban facilities. Is this a defensible position?
1. Yes, the rural nurse does not have access to the same quality of inservice education as the urban nurse. 2. Yes, it is well known that rural health care is substandard as compared to urban health care. 3. No, nurses in rural settings must meet the same standards as those practicing in large urban areas. 4. No, rural nurses work in a slower paced environment, so they have more time to provide quality personal care.
A nurse administrator incorporates older adults' sexuality into the policies of a long-term care facility. Which of the following should be included in this plan? (Select all that apply.)
A) Allow public masturbation. B) Ask permission to enter a room. C) House spouses separately. D) Knock on door before entering. E) Redirect inappropriate sexual behaviors.
Why is it important for public health nurses to be very knowledgeable concerning the establishment and revision of legislation and policy?
A. They are the only ones with expertise in community health care needs. B. They can easily determine the needs of others and the priority of any care needed. C. They can effectively communicate between various stakeholder groups and legislators. D. They recognize when legislation is passed without funds to implement the program.