The first-line drugs for pain management in the critically ill child are the
A) psychotics.
B) opioids.
C) sedatives.
D) muscle relaxants.
B
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The nurse is teaching a community health class about health promotion techniques. Which statement by a student indicates a strategy to help prevent the development of osteoarthritis?
a. "I will keep my BMI under 24." b. "I will switch to low-tar cigarettes." c. "I will start jogging twice a week." d. "I will have a family tree done."
While caring for a patient with thoracic injuries from a motor vehicle crash, the nurse suspects the patient is developing cardiac tamponade because of which assessment findings? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no
incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Dropping blood pressure 2. Jugular vein distention 3. Muffled heart sounds 4. Drop in blood pressure on inspiration 5. Increase in blood pressure on inspiration
Standards for long-term care documentation are regulated by:
a. OBRA. b. Title XXII. c. nursing diagnoses. d. the care plan.
A patient has coronary artery bypass graft surgery and is transported to the surgical intensive care unit at noon. He is placed on mechanical ventilation. Interpret his initial arterial blood gas levels:
pH 7.31 PaCO2 48 mm Hg Bicarbonate 22 mEq/L PaO2 115 mm Hg O2 saturation 99% a. Normal arterial blood gas levels with a high oxygen level b. Partly compensated respiratory acidosis, normal oxygen c. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis with high oxygen levels d. Uncompensated respiratory acidosis; hyperoxygenated