A patient is being seen in the ER following a motor vehicle accident (MVA). He is having severe back pain. The preferred route of administration of medication in the most acute care situations is which of the following routes?
a) Epidural
b) Intravenous
c) Subcutaneous
d) Intramuscular
Answer: b) Intravenous
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The nurse assessing a patient using the SPIRIT framework would ask which questions? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Do you follow a particular religion?" b. "How involved in your church are you?" c. "Are there any practices I can help you with?" d. "How will your religion affect your care?" e. "What gives you hope in bad situations?"
The nurse is caring for a patient who has a history of congestive heart failure with generalized pitting edema. Which of the following laboratory results will the nurse expect to find in the patient's chart?
a. Glycosylated hemoglobin 12% b. Platelet count 450,000/mm3 c. Hematocrit 32% d. Prothrombin time 8.8 seconds
The most common complications of genital piercing are which of the following?
a. infection and bleeding c. site hypersensitivity and bleeding b. sensitivity and urethral tears d. change in urine stream and difficulty aiming
The doctor has ordered a 24-hour urine collection. Which urine sample would the nurse discard in relation to the 24-hour collection of urine?
1. first void 2. a sample less than 100 mL 3. hour of sleep void 4. last void