Which of the following habits will increase your exposure to injury from lifting your maximum weight?
A) Ensuring that the patient is aware that he or she is about to be lifted
B) Routinely lowering the ambulance stretcher all the way to the ground
C) Removing all unnecessary equipment from the cot before loading it
D) Utilizing a second person to help lift the foot end of the cot if needed
Answer: B) Routinely lowering the ambulance stretcher all the way to the ground
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A. violence. B. infection. C. seizure activity. D. athletics.
Your patient is receiving a Duoneb via a small volume nebulizer (SVN) powered by compressed oxygen as part of her maintenance therapy drug regimen. The cylinder runs out before the treatment can be completed. What action would you suggest?
a. Switch remaining treatment to a metered dose inhaler (MDI) b. Switch remaining treatment to a dry powder inhaler (DPI) c. Used compressed air to complete the treatment d. Chart that the treatment was not completed and move to your next patient
The patient's ability to follow through on all orders and suggestions as given by the physician requires all of these EXCEPT ________.
A. tools to comply with the plan B. understanding of all the plan components C. the patient achieving 50 percent compliance D. understanding of why the plan is necessary for health and wellness
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used to assess:
A. mental status, eye opening, and respiratory rate. B. sensory response, pupil reaction, and heart rate. C. verbal response, eye opening, and mental status. D. eye opening, verbal response, and motor response.