A patient comes into the emergency department with complaints of headache, lethargy, and vomiting. He reports being hit in the head by a batted baseball during a company picnic "about 6 weeks ago." The nurse would ask additional assessment questions regarding which condition?
1. Acute subdural hematoma
2. Subacute subdural hematoma
3. Epidural hematoma
4. Chronic subdural hematoma
Answer: 4
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a. Monitoring and evaluating the client's response to the medication b. Continually assessing the client's condition c. Adjusting medication dosages according to therapeutic levels d. Assisting in the coordination of the client's care e. Teaching clients about their medications f. Administering prescribed medications
A nurse on rounds observes that a client has been eating food rather hastily. Based on this information the nurse knows that what structure of the respiratory system prevents foreign matter from entering the lower respiratory system?
A) Trachea B) Esophagus C) Epiglottis D) Pharynx
Long-term planning of health care in the United States should include data on trends in the ethnicity of the country. It has been established that by the middle of the 21st century, more than 50% of the population will be composed of ethnic minorities, wi
1. African American. 2. Asian American. 3. Hispanic or Latino. 4. Native American.
When caring for a patient who receives tube feeding, you should
A) elevate the head while the feeding is infusing. B) hang the formula when the bag is empty. C) insert the tube prior to feeding the patient. D) position the patient in the Sims' position.