Which of the following is an accurate step when applying a saline-moistened dressing on a patient's wound?
A) Do not use irrigation to clean the wound before changing the dressing.
B) Hold the fine-mesh gauze over the basin and pour the ordered solution over the mesh to saturate it.
C) Exert light pressure to pack the wound tightly with moistened dressing.
D) Apply several dry, sterile gauze pads over the wet gauze and place the ABD pad over the gauze.
D
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a. Administer both drugs as prescribed. b. Be sure to separate administering the two drugs by at least 6 hours. c. Notify the prescriber that this patient already takes a drug for hypertension. d. Suggest to the patient that he take the enalapril in the morning and the furosemide at bedtime.
A person is agitated. You should do which of the following?
a. Remain close to the person. b. Keep your hand on the person to comfort him. c. Talk to the person in a calm manner. d. Stay with the person until the nurse ar-rives.
The incidence of mental retardation in the school-aged population is ____________________% in school-aged children
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Unhappy health care customers usually
A) return to the same institution. B) find another health care provider. C) complain to the institution. D) none of the above