What will initial management of the ankle involve to prevent further swelling and injury?
What will be an ideal response?
The ankle will be immobilized with the leg elevated above the patient's heart. Ice bags should be
applied to the ankle, and elastic wrap should be used to apply mild compression. (RICE: Rest, Ice,
Compression, Elevation)
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a. keep them clean. b. help them eat. c. care about them. d. keep them comfortable.
During the admission of a patient scheduled for an amputation, a patient relates that she is a practicing Orthodox Jew. What arrangements are appropriate for the nurse to make for this pa-tient?
a. A veil should cover the amputated part. b. A rabbi must be present for the surgery. c. The amputated part should be buried. d. A family member should be present to read the Torah.
The nurse places a patient in isolation. Isolation techniques attempt to break the chain of infection by interfering with:
A) Transmission mode B) Agent C) Susceptible host D) Portal of entry
When providing safety education to the mother of a toddler, you would inform the mother that, based on the child's developmental stage, he is at high risk for which of the following factors that influence oxygenation? Choose all that apply
1) Frequent, serious respiratory infections 2) Airway obstruction from aspiration of small objects 3) Drowning in small amounts of water around the home 4) Development of asthma