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The priority intervention for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is: - -fluid
replacement.
-What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop - -
Discoloration
-A 72-year-old female patient presents to the Emergency Department
reporting substernal chest pain that she describes as "ripping"; it radiates
into her back and is associated with cough and shortness of breath. Her
blood pressure is 150/90 and her heart rate is 110. The emergency nurse
anticipates administering: - -
-What is the priority when assessing a patient with dysphagia who has
experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? - -Airway
-An oral dose of 0.25 mg of an inotropic antidysrhythmic medication is
ordered. This medication is available as 0.125 mg per tablet. How many
tablets should be administered? - -2
-Nurses should tell patients who are receiving ophthalmic medications that
they will possibly experience: - -
-Which emergency medication may cause cerebral hemorrhage? - -
Epinephrine
-A practitioner's order prescribes levothyroxine 0.05 mg po daily. The
available medication is levothyroxine 25 mcg tabs. What will the nurse
administer? - -2
-Patients who have advance directives may receive pain medication when it
is needed. - -true
-What should be the nurse's first action to aid a near-drowning victim - -
-A patient with COPD requires oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. In order to
help reduce anxiety in this patient, the nurse should tell her: - -This is
oxygen; it will aid your breathing.
-When patient information is unavailable in an emergency, which blood type
can be given immediately? - -o-
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