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 Emergen
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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-
Paramedics transported a 50-year-old female patient from a house fire to the Emergency Department without any obvious burns. She is covered in soot, coughing, and reporting nausea and anxiety. The emergency department provider plans to treat
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