The hospital has an intercom system between patient rooms and the nurses' station. When using the intercom system, you must be very careful to protect the person's right to:
a. Personal choice
b. Confidentiality
c. Refuse treatment
d. Informed consent
B
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1. opioid drug overdose. 2. metabolic disorders. 3. compression to the oculomotor nerve. 4. recent administration of atropine sulfate.
Income level and social networks are examples of:
a. Culture b. Development c. Community d. Determinants
Adoption of universal precautions by health care workers is an example of:
a. Primary prevention b. Secondary prevention c. Tertiary prevention d. Specific protection
The nurse is inundated with victims brought to the emergency department after exposure to anthrax. The nurse is assigned to care for an apparently terminal patient showing signs and symptoms of septicemia, hemorrhagic meningitis, and respiratory distress
What intervention by the nurse would be most appropriate for this patient? a. Administer packed red blood cells (PRBCs). b. Provide palliative care. c. Administer an anticoagulant. d. Administer the antitoxin.