Describe five measures that the nursing assistant can take to treat a patient who may develop shock.
What will be an ideal response?
· Keep the patient calm.
· Activate the EMS system.
· Keep the patient lying down and quiet.
· Maintain body temperature.
· Position with feet and legs higher than head.
· Splint fractures.
· Monitor pulse and respirations.
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You are a maternal-newborn nurse caring for a mother who just delivered a baby born with Down syndrome. What nursing diagnosis is the most essential in caring for the mother of this infant?
a. Disturbed body image b. Interrupted family processes c. Anxiety d. Risk for injury
The nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department. Which client should be considered urgent?
a. 20-year-old female with a chest stab wound and tachycardia b. 45 year-old homeless man with a skin rash and sore throat c. 75-year-old female with a cough and of temperature of 102° F d. 50-year-old male with new-onset confu-sion and slurred speech
A patient suffering from back spasms has an order for continued heat therapy at home and indicates to a nurse that he will use his heating pad. The nurse correctly advises the patient to
1. Never use any setting above medium. 2. Use the highest setting for maximum comfort. 3. Apply heat for 1 hour every 3 hours. 4. Not use heat because cold therapy is more effective at stopping spasms.
The National Association of School Nurses recommends that school nurses be which of the following?
1. LVNs/LPNs 2. RNs with BSN and special certification in school nursing 3. School nurse practitioner 4. MSN with specialization in school nursing