A child suffers a head injury in a tumbling accident in gym class. The nurse's best course of action is to:
a. leave the child and go get help
b. stay with the child, keep assessing, and have someone call the caregivers
c. leave the child in the care of an older child and go get help
d. get the child up walking and make sure he or she stays awake
B
Feedback
A Incorrect. The nurse's best course of action is to not leave the child and go get help.
B Correct. In the event of a head injury, the nurse's best course of action is to stay with the child, keep assessing, and have someone call the caregivers and emergency services as assessment dictates.
C Incorrect. The nurse's best course of action is to not leave the child in the care of an older child and go get help.
D Incorrect. The nurse's best course of action is to not get the child up walking and make sure he or she stays awake.
You might also like to view...
The signs and symptoms of schizophrenia must be present for at least ____ months before a diagnostic label is assigned
1. 3 2. 6 3. 12 4. 18
The nurse has identified Ineffective Tissue Perfusion as a nursing diagnosis for a client with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). What intervention would be appropriate for the client?
A) Carefully repositioning the client every 2 hours B) Administering oxygen C) Monitoring oxygen saturation D) Encouraging deep breathing and coughing
The ONC-sponsored Standards & Interoperability Framework completes its health IT standards development initiatives using:
a. consensus-based decision making through a moderated online wiki. b. monthly conference calls of volunteers working on each initiative. c. surveys sent out to provider organizations working on EHR implementation. d. face-to-face work teams assembled to work on each initiative.
Travelbee's model uses the word "patient" to describe the individual in need of nursing care
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.