The police bring a prisoner into the emergency department who is in severe pain. When the nurse is assigned to this patient, the nurse should:
A patient with deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burns of the face and chest is admitted to the emergency department. The nurse must be particularly alert for:
A medication was ordered by a physician. The nurse believes the medication dose is incorrect. What should the nurse do next?
During balloon inflation of an indwelling urinary catheter, the patient complains of pain and discomfort. The nurse should:
When caring for a patient with impaired mobility that occurred as a result of a stroke (right sided arm and leg weakness). The nurse would suggest that the patient use which of the following assistive devices that would provide the best stability for ambulating?
Which of the following interventions is most significant in the prevention of pressure sores?
Which of the following actions is the most appropriate when the nurse is responding to a patient during a tonic-clonic seizure?