Check and maintain abcs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

You and your partner Xavier arrive at a sushi bar to a call of a man choking. You find him sitting in a back booth, very pale and diaphoretic. He tells you in a whisper that he has a chunk of fish caught in his throat. What would you do next? - Encourage him to cough it up. The ability to speak signifies that it is likely high enough in the airway to cough up Unless his airway is completely blocked, you should not attempt Heimlich thrusts. If he can speak there is a chance he can work the ...

Test Bank Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis Chapter 1 - Evidence-Based Assessment 3 Chapter 2 - Cultural Assessment 13 Chapter 3 - The Interview 26 Chapter 4 - The Complete Health History 43 Chapter 5 - Mental Status Assessment 55 Chapter 6 - Substance Use Assessment 70 Chapter 7 - Domestic and Family Violence Assessment 76 Chapter 8 - Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting 82 Chapter 9 - General Survey a...

Med Surg 1 (Exam 2) Actual Exam_2022 One hour after admission to the post anesthesia care unit (PACU), the postoperative patient has become very restless. What is the nurse's first action? A. Assess the oxygen saturation level B. Administer pain medication as ordered C. Call the surgeon to assess the patient D. Assess for bladder distention Patient asks nurse what does this "thing" do and why do i have to use it. Nurse explains that using this thing (incentive spirometer) A. "The...

Ryanair - Revision Questions - Initial 5 Already Graded A When can we declare that a pax died? CC are not qualified to pronounce death and must continue to resuscitate a passenger for as long as they are physically able to do so. Only qualified medical personnel may pronounce a passenger as dead. What is the care for emotional trauma / panic attack? 1. Ensure that there is no other medical reasons for this behavior 2. Remove the passenger to the galley away from onlookers 3. Find out the cause...

HESI EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS, LATEST UPDATES. RATIONALE. RATED A lOMoAR cPSD| Checking the client's blood pressure 265 Morsels of Exit HESI Goodness 1.ID: 5 Enalapril maleate is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which assessment does the nurse perform as a priority before administering the medication? A. Correct B. Checking the client's peripheral pulses C. Checking the most recent potassium level D. Checking the client's intake-and-output record for the la...

100 Questions Exam – Answers & Rationales 1. A nurse on the evening shift checks a physician's prescriptions and notes that the dose of a prescribed medication is higher than the normal dose. The nurse calls the physician's answering service and is told that the physician is off for the night and will be available in the morning. The nurse should: Call the nursing supervisor Correct Ask the answering service to contact the on-call physician Withhold the medication until the physicia...

NUR 405 Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024 Update NUR 405 Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024 Update Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) correct answers 1. Damage to any part of the spinal cord causing a temporary or permanent loss of sensory, motor, or autonomic dysfunction below the level of injury 2. Causes: -MVA (38%) -Falls (30.5%) -Violence (13.5%) gun shot wounds, stabbing -Sport injuries (9%) diving, football -Degenerative older w osteoporosis -Cancer, hemorrhage 3. Permanent disabili...

Mark Klimek Yellow Book (KV) 900+ Questions and Answers 2023/24 Latest Update. If the pH and the BiCarb are both in the same direction then it is? Metabolc If the pH is up it is? Alkalosis As the pH goes so goes my patient except for? Potassium If the pH is down it is? Acidosis If the pH is up my patient with show signs and symptoms of? Increase... like tachycardia,diarrhea and borborygmi If the pH is down my patient will show signs and symtoms of? Decrease... like decreased output, ...

1. Enalapril maleate (Vasotec) is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which assessment does the nurse perform as a priority before administering the medication? A) Checking the client's blood pressure B) Checking the client's peripheral pulses C) Checking the most recent potassium level D) Checking the client's intake-and-output record for the last 24 hours ANS: A Rationale: Enalapril maleate is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor used to treat hypertension. One common sid...

the HR is 92/min RR is 14/min, BP is 130/86 mmhg, spo2 is 97% and atrial fibrillation is on the monitor what additional assessment and stabilization activities should be completed ? - check glucose, perform validated prehospital stroke screen and stroke severity tool, provide prehospital notification to the receiving hospital, initiate stroke protocol, establish time of symptom onset ( last known normal) what needs to be completed for this patient within 20 minutes after hospital arriv...