While exiting a burning building, a patient's eyebrows and lashes were burned. What should the nurse suspect this patient might experience?
A. Itchiness as the hair grows back
B. Wound infections
C. Foreign bodies in the eyes
D. Fluid and electrolyte imbalance
Answer: C
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The patient reports pain caused by muscle spasms in his back. The nurse assesses the patient as being very anxious and notes how the anxiety results in tensing of muscles. What medication would be most effective in treating this patient?
A) Baclofen (Lioresal) B) Botulinum toxin type B (Myobloc) C) Dantrolene (Dantrium) D) Diazepam (Valium)
A patient is brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance. Friends arrive immediately after the ambulance and tell the prescriber and nurses that they were all working on the man's car, and he accidentally drank some antifreeze
Alcohol also was involved. The first medication the nurse should prepare to administer is a. fomepizole (Antizole). b. physostigmine (Antilirium). c. calcium and sodium bicarbonate. d. Prussian blue (Radiogardase).
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The nurse has instructed the client about using the communication triad. The nurse determines that the client has understood this technique when he states which of the followin
A) "I should start by stating my feelings as an 'I' statement." B) "Maybe I should start by describing the situation that has me upset." C) "I should first tell the other person what I'd like to be different about the situation." D) "I should begin by telling the other person what has triggered my emotion."
A nurse is of the Catholic faith and votes pro-life. He is considered to have:
A) Personal morality B) Personal values C) Ethics D) Legal obligations