A patient sustained an injury to the right arm after falling off a motorcycle. The patient is complaining of severe pain and is unable to feel the fingers of the right hand. Radial pulse is absent. What is the priority intervention by the nurse?
A) Elevate the right arm above the level of the heart.
B) Notify the physician.
C) Apply ice packs to the affected area.
D) Place the patient in Trendelenburg position.
B
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Which of the following signs and symptoms occur with a sensorineural hearing loss? (Select all that apply.)
a. Air conduction shorter than bone conduc-tion b. Lateralization to the affected ear c. Loss of high-frequency sounds d. Speaks more loudly e. Disorder of the inner ear f. Air conduction longer than bone conduc-tion
A patient was admitted 2 days ago with pneumonia and a history of angina. The patient is now having chest pain with a pulse rate of 108. Using the SBAR, which piece of data will the nurse use for B?
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1. Enhancing axonal reception 2. Altering synaptic transmission 3. Up-regulating axonal sensitivity 4. Down-regulating transmitter receptivity