You are volunteering in the medical tent of a road race on a hot, humid day. A runner who has collapsed on the road is brought in with the following symptoms: sunken eyes, a body temperature of 100°F, and a complaint of dizziness while sitting to have his blood pressure taken (which subsides upon his lying down). These are signs of a fluid volume deficit. Which of the following treatments should be carried out first?
A) Offer water by mouth.
B) Begin cooling of his body by ice packs.
C) Give him a transfusion of FFP.
D) Give him an electrolyte solution by mouth.
D) Give him an electrolyte solution by mouth.
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My kids are important to me. I'd do the same for any of them." This is an example of which situation? 1. Enriched job environment 2. Organizational practices 3. Absence culture 4. Generational differences
The client is scheduled for a breast lump excision and sentinel node biopsy. What should the nurse know in planning care for the client with a negative biopsy report?
A) A lump excision is not necessary. B) A wide excision of lump will be performed. C) The lump and all axillary lymph nodes will be excised. D) The entire breast and all regional lymph nodes will be excised.
An older adult patient admitted for diarrhea caused by gastroenteritis states, "My stools are much less frequent and aren't as watery today." The nurse determines that the antibiotic treatment is therapeutically effective
The nurse understands that the symptoms of gastroenteritis are the result of 1. Chemical changes in the bowel with resulting rapid transit time. 2. Structural changes in the bowel. 3. Normal changes due to the aging process. 4. Decreases in the patient's activity level.
Zyprexa Zydis is a freeze-dried ________ that dissolves almost instantly on contact with saliva.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).