According to OSHA, which of the following activities is related to back injuries in nursing cen-ters?
a. Moving a person who is calm and able to assist
b. Repositioning a person in a bed or chair with someone assisting
c. Bending to bathe a person or to change linens
d. Using a mechanical lift following the manufacturer's instructions
C
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a. Chorioamnionitis b. Hemorrhage c. Hypotension d. Amniotic fluid embolism
The nurse asks the patient if he knows what his "normal" blood pressure usually is. The nurse is assessing which of the following:
a. the patient's memory b. the patient's cardiovascular status c. the patient's fluid balance status d. the patient's health maintenance behavior
The school nurse talks with an adolescent who comes into the nurse's office complaining of a stomachache
In talking with the adolescent and the adolescent's parents, the nurse learns that this adolescent has been withdrawing from usual activities, sleeping a lot, eating poorly, and having a lot of unprovoked anger. Based on these symptoms, the nurse would suspect: a. stomach virus and recommend that the mother take the child to the pediatrician b. depression and talk with the mother to enlist her help in screening for depression c. anorexia nervosa and recommend that the mother take the child to a clinic for anorexia nervosa for screening d. attention-seeking behavior due to identity crisis, and enlist the teacher's help to reduce stress in the classroom
The nurse suspects that a school-age child has ringworm of the scalp. What did the nurse assess to come to this conclusion? Select all that apply.
A. Oval nits on the hair shaft B. Areas of hair loss C. Coarse, dry hair D. Pustules on the scalp E. Scaling on the scalp