The school nurse is giving a presentation to the PTO about spinal cord injuries. What would the nurse tell the attendees of the presentation are prominent risk factors for SCI? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Young age
B) Driver
C) African American
D) Male gender
E) Alcohol or drug use
Ans: A, D, E
Feedback: The predominant risk factors for SCI include young age, male gender, and alcohol and drug use. Ethnicity is not a risk factor, nor is being a driver.
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A. The ligament is only stretched and the affected joint is stable. B. The patient cannot bear weight or use the extremity. C. There is severe pain over the joint, making an exam difficult. D. There is full range of motion and weight bearing. E. Sprains and strains are unusual in a child this age.
The experience of being admitted to a psychiatric inpatient environment can best be described as
1. tiring. 2. exciting. 3. traumatic. 4. pleasurable.
A patient who received a kidney transplant 2 years ago has been diagnosed with skin cancer. He tells the nurse that he cannot believe that he has cancer since he has already gone through "so much" with the kidney disease. How should the nurse respond to this patient's statement?
1. "It is unusual for malignancies to develop this long after transplant." 2. "Patients on long-term medications to prevent organ rejection are at risk for developing cancer." 3. "At least this cancer will not affect the transplanted kidney." 4. "Everyone can develop cancer at any time."
With the rise of violence in the psychiatric department, the nurse manager decides that she should work with the risk manager in violence prevention. The nurse manager should:
a. Request all staff to accept new risk management practices. b. Hold staff accountable for safe practices. c. Document inappropriate behavior. d. Hire more police security.