The nurse is assisting with a "code blue" that has just been called for a patient who appears to be in asystole
Which of the following medications should the nurse identify in the crash cart in anticipation of administering them to the patient? Select all that apply.
A) Atropine
B) Epinephrine
C) Lidocaine
D) Magnesium sulfate
E) Heparin
A, B
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Informed consent concerning contraceptive use is important because some of the methods:
a. are invasive procedures that require hospitalization. b. require a surgical procedure to insert. c. may not be reliable. d. have potentially dangerous side effects.
A patient is diagnosed with an ischemic stroke with the onset of symptoms within the last 2 hours. The best course of treatment for this patient would be to:
1. Admit the patient to a neurosurgical unit for a surgery consultation. 2. Consider the administration of intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA or alteplase). 3. Observe for continuing symptoms. 4. Provide intravenous fluids.
A nursing student is reviewing a client's chart for information for a nursing process assignment that must be completed
The nursing student is reviewing components of the nursing history portion of the nursing process assignment with information that has to be obtained from the client's chart. Based on this information, what would be included in the biographical data? A) Symptoms of recent disease B) Sexual relationships C) Name, age, birth date D) Family history of disease
The public health system is mandated through laws that are developed at the national, state, or local level. An example of public health laws instituted to protect the health of the com-munity is:
1. Requiring all persons to have health insurance for care at community health facil-ities 2. Giving flu shots in the late fall and early winter 3. Mandating immunizations for all children entering kindergarten 4. Monitoring and licensing nuclear power plants