A person has had a stroke. Basic emergency care includes which of the following?
a. Positioning the person in a semi-Fowler's position
b. Raising the person's head without flexing the neck
c. Removing the person's clothing
d. Giving food and fluids
B
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Your 85-year-old patient is complaining of right knee pain. She has a history of osteoarthritis, for which she is given antiinflammatory medication. To assess her right knee pain, you should ask her if:
a. the current pain is similar to previous pain. b. the left knee hurts as well. c. she took pain medication last night. d. the pain gets better when she sits.
On examining a client's interior nose, you observe that when you shine a penlight in the left nostril, the light appears in the right nostril. What is your interpretation of this finding?
A. The septum is deviated. B. The septum is perforated. C. The left nostril is obstructed. D. The right nostril is obstructed.
Which action resulted from the command of George Washington during colonial times?
a. Women were banned from providing nursing care. b. Women were hired to serve meals and provide care to the ill. c. Men were hired to serve meals to the ill. d. Most of the individuals in the large hos-pitals providing care were women.
A client has just arrived in the birthing unit. What steps would be most important for the nurse to perform to gain an understanding of the physical status of the client and her fetus? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no
incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Check for ruptured membranes and apply a fetal scalp electrode. 2. Auscultate the fetal heart rate between and during contractions. 3. Palpate contractions and resting uterine tone. 4. Assess the blood pressure, temperature, respiratory rate, and pulse rate. 5. Perform a vaginal exam for cervical dilation, and perform Leopold maneuvers.