____ solutions are the preferred cleaning agents for wounds
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Isotonic
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While triaging victims of a hurricane the population health nurse identifies the two victims who need green tags. What does this color designation communicate to all involved in the rescue operation?
1. Local injuries without immediate systemic complications who can wait several hours for treatment. 2. Life-threatening injuries but who can be stabilized and who have a probability of survival. 3. Died. 4. Systemic complications that are not yet life-threatening and who can wait 45 to 60 minutes for medical attention.
A patient tells the nurse that he is experiencing gastrointestinal problems since he began taking a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for depression. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
1. "Try taking the medication will a full glass of water." 2. "Try taking the medication at bedtime." 3. "Try taking the medication with food." 4. "Try taking the medication at least an hour before eating."
Hospice care can help families with
a. organ donations. b. aggressive symptom management and family support. c. writing advance directives and living wills. d. legal euthanasia.
A firm, transverse ridge of compressed tissue is felt bilaterally along the lower edge of a 40-year-old patient's breast. You should:
a. ask the patient if she has a history of breast cancer. b. refer the patient to a surgeon. c. ask the patient to have a mammogram as soon as possible. d. record the finding in the patient's record.