Which of the following would be a safe area to inject a medication?
a. Side of the thigh
b. Upper arm of a mastectomy patient
c. Buttock of a paralyzed patient
d. Upper inner quadrant of the buttock
a
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What will be an ideal response?
In general, patients will
a. agree that the EHR is better than paper records. b. find it difficult to access their personal information online. c. have different levels of comfort regarding the EHR. d. will want to be involved in the selection of EHR software.
A patient with abdominal pain shows you black and loosely formed stool in the toilet. You would advise the hospital that the patient has:
A) Melenic stool B) Hematemesis. C) Bile-like stool D) Hematochezia
You are securing a 4-year-old-boy on a long spine board during a spine motion restriction process. Which action would be appropriate when performing this intervention?
A) Do not apply the chest strap across the thorax B) Place padding between his shoulders/back and the spine board C) Secure the chest and legs to the board after the head D) Place a pillow or padding under the head to maintain normal spinal alignment