Always stay with any victim of an emergency until emergency services arrive
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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a. It can be cured with early diagnosis. b. With therapy, the person can learn to change or control behaviors. c. Intellectual disabilities and seizures are uncommon. d. The person is unable to develop social and work skills.
The following IV orders will be regulated manually. Calculate the flow rate of the IV fluid in gtt/min
1 L LR IV to infuse in 5 hours. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. Flow rate: __________ gtt/min Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Medications that fight or antagonize the effects of the sympathetic nervous system are referred to as being:
A. anticholinergic. B. sympathomimetic. C. sympatholytic. D. parasympatholytic.
While as a nurse on a gastrointestinal (GI) unit, you receive a call from an affiliate outpatient clinic notifying you of a direct admission with an estimated time of arrival of 60 minutes. The clinic nurse gives youthe following information: A.G
is an 82-year-old woman with a 3-day history of intermittent abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, and nausea and vomiting (N/V). A.G. moved from Italy to join her grandson and his family only 2 months ago, and she speaks very little English. All information was obtained through her grandson. Past medical history includes colectomy for colon cancer 6 years ago and ventral hernia repair 2 years ago. she has no history of coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, or pulmonary disease. she takes only ibuprofen (Motrin) occasionally for mild arthritis. Allergies include sulfa drugs and meperidine. A.G.'s tentative diagnosis is small bowel obstruction (sBO) secondary to adhesions. A.G. is being admitted to your floor for diagnostic workup. Her vital signs (Vs) are stable, she is receiving an intravenous (IV) infusion of d5 ½ Ns with 20 mEq KCl at 100 mL/hr, and 2 L oxygen by nasal cannula. Based on the nurse's report, what signs of bowel obstruction does A.G. manifest?