The trauma patient has ecchymosis in the shape and distribution of a seatbelt. What is the nurses best first action?
a. Start a third large-bore IV
b. Notify the health care provider
c. Insert a urinary catheter
d. Get a 12-lead electrocardiogram
Answer: b. Notify the health care provider
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A) "Inhale this drug six to nine times a day during waking hours." B) "Men should not touch this pill." C) "It is safe for use in pregnancy. D) "The drug causes peripheral dilation of blood vessels.
An instructor wants to determine whether a nursing student knows during which era the cost of health care began to be questioned. Which response by the student would indicate that the student knows?
a. 1940s c. 1960s b. 1950s d. 1990s
A major goal of the community health nurse's community assessment is to determine:
a. how affluent the community is and how the family compares to the average in terms of income b. the influences of the larger environment on the child's and family's health and development c. how many churches and of what type are in the community and how the spiritual needs of the family are met d. how to get health care practitioners to accept nurse practitioners and to take Medicare assignment
The DSM-IV-TR is extremely useful in studying and treating mental illness because it:
a. allows for multiple interpretations of many classifications of disorders b. can be effectively used to make diagnoses by anyone working with those who are mentally ill c. lists only a few classifications of disorders, so not much must be learned d. provides a list of symptoms and standardized diagnostic criteria for each diagnosis