A construction worker was admitted after falling from the roof of a building. Which energy source should the nurse use to plan this patient's care?
A. Physical
B. Mechanical
C. Gravitational
D. Electrical
Answer: C
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Which of the following nursing diagnoses would the nurse anticipate for a family who has a child with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
1. Anticipatory Grieving 2. Compromised Family Coping 3. Impaired Parenting, risk for 4. Parental Role Conflict
In the 2000 Institute of Medicine's milestone report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, how many patients were estimated to die each year as a result of errors occurring in a hospital setting?
a. 25,000 b. 35,000 c. 50,000 d. 98,000
A patient is brought to the emergency department who is experiencing symptomatic sinus bradycardia
The nurse caring for this patient is aware the medication of choice for treatment of this dysrhythmia is the administration of atropine. What guidelines will the nurse follow when administering atropine? A) Administer atropine 0.5 mg rapidly as an IV bolus every 3 to 5 minutes to a maximum total dose of 3 mg B) Administer atropine 0.5 mg slowly as an IV bolus every minute to a maximum total dose of 3 mg C) Administer atropine 1.0 mg rapidly as an IV bolus every 3 to 5 minutes to a maximum total dose of 3 mg D) Administer atropine 1.0 mg slowly as an IV bolus every minute to a maximum total dose of 3 mg
A patient with a partial-thickness burn injury had Biobrane applied 2 weeks ago. The nurse notices that the Biobrane is separating from the burn wound. What is the appropriate nursing intervention when this separation occurs?
A) Reinforce the Biobrane dressing with another piece of Biobrane. B) Remove the Biobrane dressing and apply a new dressing. C) Trim away the separated Biobrane. D) Notify the physician for further emergency related orders.