The nurse should assess which patient first?
a. The patient with acute shortness of breath
b. The patient with epigastric pain
c. The patient with right arm pain
d. The patient with persistent indigestion
A
Older patients often have atypical signs and symptoms of cardiac ischemia, including shortness of breath, fatigue, syncope, confusion, and abdominal or back pain. Shortness of breath requires the most immediate assessment.
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A) Pulmonary artery pressure C) Skin and mentation B) Temperature D) Blood pressure
Which activities represent the art of nursing? Select all that apply
a. Administering medications on time to a group of patients b. Listening to a new widow grieve her husband's death c. Helping a patient obtain groceries from a food bank d. Teaching a patient about a new medication e. Holding the hand of a frightened patient
After a serious highway accident involving 22 vehicles, ambulatory victims with minor injuries are transported home. For which reason were these victims triaged first?
A. Do the greatest good for the greatest number of people. B. Secure the site in case the vehicles become overheated and ignite. C. Improve traffic conditions to clear the accident site quickly. D. Remove them so they do not see the critically injured victims.
In the interest of efficiency, a nurse has limited a search of an electronic database to only those articles containing full text. What effect is this action likely to have on the results of the search?
A) Only noncopyrighted resources will be available to the nurse. B) The nurse will be guaranteed that each result will be from a peer-reviewed source. C) The nurse will be unable to conduct a valid or useful search. D) Articles that are relevant may be excluded from consideration.