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Describe a deep partial thickness burn? - correct answer---deeper burn into dermis -red skin with white dry areas -no blisters due to dead tissue -heals in 3-6 wks Describe a full thickness burn? - correct answer--destruction of epidrmis and dermis -waxy white, deep red or brown or black and dry -healing takes months and involves skin grafting Describe a stage 4 PU? - correct answer---full thickness with skin loss with bone, tendon, or muscle showing Describe a Stage I PU? - correct...

A charge nurse assigns a newly licensed nurse to care for a client who has a chest tube. The nurse expresses concern about having limited experience with monitoring chest tube drainage. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse take first to provide teaching about chest tubes? - correct answer--Ask the nurse about their knowledge of the procedure. The first action the charge nurse should take using the nursing process is to assess the newly licensed nurse's knowledge abo...

A charge nurse assigns a newly licensed nurse to care for a client who has a chest tube. The nurse expresses concern about having limited experience with monitoring chest tube drainage. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse take first to provide teaching about chest tubes? Refer the nurse to the procedure manual Use a diagram to explain the procedure to the nurse Demonstrate the procedure to the nurse Ask the nurse about their knowledge of the procedure - correct answ...

A charge nurse assigns a newly licensed nurse to care for a client who has a chest tube - correct answer--Ask the nurse about their knowledge of the procedure A charge nurse observes a staff nurse document a dressing change in a client's chart that was not performed. - correct answer--Gather more information about the staff nurse's actions A client is receiving lorazepam IV for panic attacks and develops a respiratory rate of 6/min and a blood pressure of 90/44 mmHg - correct answer-...

A case manager is meeting with a client who asks about using alternative therapies to manage her rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - correct answer--"We can review some information to help you select a safe alternative practitioner." A charge nurse is concerned about a recent increase facility-acquired catheter infections. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - correct answer-- Identify possible precipitating factors...

The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of: a . clinical pharmacology. b. drug efficacy. c. pharmacokinetics. d. pharmacotherapeutics. ANS: D Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug–human interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an intended effect. ...

A vertical barrier at floor level erected along exposed edges of a floor opening wall opening, platform, runway, or ramp to prevent falls of materials. - correct answer--Toe board always test the atmosphere in the work area prior to starting the job when the site is greater than how many feet? - correct answer--four Facilities are not permitted to control your entrance and exit in covered process areas. - correct answer--False For an excavation that is 4 feet deep or more, egress point...

• Another name for the left lateral position is: a) Semi-Fowler's b) Trendelenburg c) Recovery position d) dorsal recumbent - correct answer--c) Recovery position • In anatomic terms, an injury midway down the left forearm would be considered: a) Distal to the left elbow b) Proximal to the left elbow c) Superior to the left elbow d) Lateral to the left elbow - correct answer--a) Distal to the left elbow • Treatment for the patient in hypovolemic shock includes: a) Keep...

A ___________ receives messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically retransmits them on a second frequency. A) duplex B) scanner C) repeater D) decoder - correct answer--C) repeater A 28-year-old female patient is found to be responsive to verbal stimuli only. Her roommate states that she was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and has had difficulty controlling her blood sugar level. She further tells you that the patient has been urinating excessively and has prog...

A 14-year-old boy has fallen through a plate glass window and is bleeding heavily from a laceration to his arm. His panicked mother has called 911 for help. Since the 911 operators are also emergency medical dispatchers, what sort of assistance will they be able to provide? - correct answer--A. Whether the EMS response is covered by medical insurance B. Instructions on how to control bleeding C. The names of the EMTs who are responding D. Simultaneous notification of the hospital ...