A nurse responds to a "code blue" in her healthcare facility. Which of the following interventions should be performed first in this situation?
A) Assess the patient.
B) Perform the ABCs of CPR.
C) Perform defibrillation.
D) Check the patient's wish to be resuscitated.
A
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While teaching a health-promotion class to a group of parents of children in a Head Start class, the nurse informs the parents that the most common preventable chronic infectious disease in U.S. children is:
1. Hepatitis A. 2. Dental decay. 3. Human immunodeficiency virus. 4. Herpes.
The nurse is conducting a literature review. Which will not assist the nurse when conducting a literature review?
A) One major purpose of a literature review is to learn what research has already been done in the area. B) A text word search allows searchers to look for specific words in all test fields of records in the electronic database. C) The literature review section should conclude with a critical evaluation of knowledge on the problem of interest. D) Information from anecdotal and opinion articles is usually included in research literature.
The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who gave birth to her first child yesterday. Which nursing action indicates accurate understanding of adolescent parenting concepts?
1. The client's mother is included in all discussions and demonstrations. 2. The father of the baby is encouraged to change a diaper and give a bottle. 3. The nurse explains the characteristics and cues of the baby during the assessment. 4. A discussion on contraceptive methods is the first topic of teaching.
A 77-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery disease and heart failure has arrived in the emergency room with a rapid heart rate and feeling of "impending doom."
Based on pathophysiologic principles, the nurse knows the rapid heart rate could A) decrease renal perfusion and result in the development of ascites. B) be a result of catecholamines released from SNS that could increase the myocardial oxygen demand. C) desensitize the ?-adrenergic receptors leading to increase in norepinephrine levels. D) prolong the electrical firing from the SA node resulting in the development of a heart block.