A terminally ill female with ovarian cancer is receiving palliative care when she:
A) has a morphine pump implanted in her abdomen.
B) is to receive surgery to remove her ovaries.
C) is undergoing rigorous chemo and radiation therapy.
D) completes and signs a Do Not Resuscitate order.
A
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A 52-year-old male has collapsed on his front porch and his family dialed 911. When you arrive, the daughter informs you that the patient has been down for approximately 8 minutes. Assessment reveals him to be in cardiac arrest. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Contact medical direction for permission to use the AED given the downtime. B) Perform five cycles of CPR at a ratio of 15 compressions to two ventilations (single rescuer CPR). C) Hold CPR so that the AED can be checked and applied for use. D) Start CPR while the AED is readied for use.
Which of the following statements concerning a patient who received electrical burns to his hand after grabbing a live wire is true?
a. The burning will continue for hours, perhaps days. b. The patient will remain an electrocution hazard to rescuers for several minutes after being removed from the source of electricity. c. The extent of tissue damage may be much greater than it appears on the surface. d. Inhalation of gases is dangerous.
Common symptoms of ________ include loss of central vision, distortions in vision, and difficulty seeing details.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
With the use of EHRs, drug recalls are handled efficiently because
A. The EHR sends automated notices to patients using recalled prescription medications. B. They can document which patients currently use specific medications. C. The EHR sends automated notices to patients using recalled prescription medications and can document which patients currently use specific medications. D. None of these are correct.