On initial admission of a trauma victim to the emergency department, the nurse completes a primary survey. The patient is awake and tachypneic, is using accessory muscles of respiration, has unequal chest expansion, and is very anxious
There are absent breath sounds on the right and cyanosis on 100% oxygen, and the trachea is deviated to the left. What action takes the highest priority during the primary survey?
A) Jaw thrust maneuver
B) Suctioning the oral pharynx
C) Chest tube insertion
D) Assisting ventilation with bag-mask device
C
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A) use preventive and screening services B) increase physical inactivity C) decrease nutritional intake D) continue smoking
The nurse is performing a physical exam on a 9-year-old boy who complains of a stiff neck and pain in his arms and legs. He has never been vaccinated for polio. Which of the following assessment findings would suggest the child has polio?
A) Swelling in the neck B) Confusion and anxiety C) Positive Kernig's sign D) Conjunctivitis
Epidemiologic studies are essential to target programs to populations in greatest need. To help measure progress toward improving mental health, which is a primary focus of epidemiologic studies?
A) Physical costs B) Emotional costs C) Mental costs D) Social costs
The __________ __________ process is an interpersonal process in which both the teacher and the learner acquire new information, experience new relatedness, and behave in new ways as a result of the relationship
Fill in the blank with correct word