CM IV, EXAM 1 CHAPTERS 8, 9, 10,

CM IV, EXAM 1 CHAPTERS 8, 9, 10, 1.) A patient who attempted suicide being treated in the ED is accompanied by his mother, father, and brother. When planning the nursing care of this family, the nurse should perform which of the following action? a. Ensure that the family receives appropriate crisis intervention services 2.) A patient is admitted to the ED with an apparent overdose of IV heroin. After stabilizing the patient’s cardiopulmonary status, the nurse should prepare to perform what intervention? a. Administer naloxone hydrochloride - (Narcan) 3.) The ED nurse admitting a patient with a history of depression is screening the patient for suicide risk. What assessment question should the nurse ask when screening the patient? a. Have you ever thought about taking your own life? 4.) An ED nurse is triaging patients according to the Emergency Severity Index (ESI). When assigning patients to a triage level, the nurse will consider the patients acuity as well as what another variable?