Define critical thinking
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Critical thinking is using reasoning and evidence to make an analysis or reach a decision.
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a. stable angina. b. unstable angina. c. myocardial infarction. d. cardiac tamponade.
When caring for a patient who has sustained a head injury, it is important to:
A. maintain manual stabilization of the head and neck. B. open the airway using the head-tilt/chin-lift method if the patient is responsive. C. control bleeding with as much pressure as you can apply. D. have the patient sit up, hands on knees, leaning slightly forward.
Your patient is a 27-year-old woman with a patent airway and a deep abrasion on her arm from falling off her motor scooter into the road. To remove superficial foreign matter, such as gravel and road dirt, you should:
A. gently wipe the surface of the wound with a sterile gauze pad. B. rinse the wound thoroughly with distilled water. C. tear away any avulsed skin that may be concealing debris. D. brush debris from the wound with your gloved hand.
The administration of a drug that completely bypasses the gastrointestinal tract is
A) oral B) sublingual C) intravenous D) rectal