A patient comes to the emergency department with a sucking chest wound. Which type of dressing should the nurse apply to begin the process of lung reinflation?
a. Petroleum dressing covered with an air-tight bandage
b. No dressing at all
c. Pillow weighted down with a sandbag
d. Air-occlusive dressing taped on three sides (vented dressing)
D
The vented dressing occludes air from entering but allows air to escape, avoiding a tension pneumothorax and mediastinal shift.
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A patient who has undergone a lower limb amputation is preparing to be discharged home. What outcome is necessary prior to discharge?
A) Patient can demonstrate safe use of assistive devices. B) Patient has a healed, nontender, nonadherent scar. C) Patient can perform activities of daily living independently. D) Patientis free of pain.
The LPN acquiring a signature on a surgical informed consent document must ensure that the:
1. client is not sedated. 2. doctor is present. 3. family member is a witness. 4. signature is in ink.
The caring-civility link is best exemplified by which of the following?
a. Helping in disasters in foreign countries b. Conducting scholarly research into over-coming health-care disparities c. Accepting criticisms from physicians even though unjustified d. Making nursing assignments based on clients' needs and nurses' skills
What must be obtained from the resident before a student can observe a treatment?
(A) Medical history (B) Consent (C) Privacy (D) Payment