A patient comes to the ED with complaints of back pain. After interviewing this patient, you see that he is a little cyanotic and has problems following the conversation. You would conclude which of the following:
1. The patient is sleepy after being up all night.
2. The patient is bored with this whole process.
3. The patient has signs of being overdosed.
4. The patient is on asthma medication.
3
Overdose may cause cyanosis (blue color to the skin) and reduce the level of alertness.
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A compromise from the rigorous standards created by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 1973 regulations for the Protection of Human Research Subjects resulted in which of the following?
a. A lot more time being required to get approval and a lower number of studies being conducted b. Stricter interpretation of the need for review of all studies going before institutional review boards c. Student participation in several research studies to assist researchers in determining risk d. The eventual creation of levels of institutional review board reviews
To ensure student success and engagement, faculty members should:
a. make evaluative comments in the discussion forum as to the quality of each student's post so they can improve. b. administer multiple choice tests to measure students' progress in learning the concepts. c. provide timely feedback to students using a grading rubric through the grading center. d. use their discretion as to the amount and frequency of their feedback to the students.
Historically, nursing has always been distinctly separate from the medical model
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Medications for psoriasis. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. Tar treatment (coal tar) 2. Cyclosporine (Sandimmune) 3. Methotrexate (Amethopterin) 4. Hydroxyurea (Hydrea)