COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW
2025
You suspect that a 6-year-old girl has broken her leg after falling from a swing at a
playground. Shortly after you arrive, the child's mother appears and refuses to
allow you to continue treatment. You should:
A. use your authority under the implied consent law.
B. ask the mother to sign a refusal form and then leave.
C. tell the mother that her refusal is a form of child abuse.
D. try to persuade the mother that treatment is needed. - - CORRECT ANSWER -
>D. try to persuade the mother that treatment is needed.
A 62-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure presents with severe
respiratory distress and an oxygen saturation of 82%. When you auscultate his
lungs, you hear widespread rales. He is conscious and alert, is able to follow
simple commands, and can only speak in two- to three-word sentences at a time.
You should:
A. place him in a position of comfort, deliver oxygen via nasal cannula, and
closely monitor his breathing.
B. force fluid from his alveoli by hyperventilating him with a bag-mask device
at a rate of at least 20 breaths/min.
C. place him in a supine position and assist his ventilations with a bag-mask
device and high-flow oxygen.
D. apply a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, monitor his
blood pressure, and observe him for signs of improvement or deterioration. - -
CORRECT ANSWER - >D. apply a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
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