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A: Call 911 and examine the amputation site.
B: Apply direct pressure with layers of dry cloth
.C: Elevate the extremity above the client's heart.
A nurse has arrived at the site of an D: Find the toe and wrap it in sterile gauze in a clean cloth.
accident where a client has sustained E: Place the toe in a bag and place the bag in 1 part ice and 3 parts water
a traumatic amputation of the big toe.
Identify the sequence of steps the
nurse should take to treat the
musculoskeletal trauma. (Move the
steps into the box on the right, placing
them in the order of performance. Use
all the steps.)
C: Slurred speech
A nurse in an emergency department
is assessing a client who is
experiencing mild hypothermia.
Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse
expect?
, D: Visible peristaltic waves in the upper abdomen
A nurse in an emergency department
is assessing a client who reports
severe constipation. The nurse should
identify which of the following
findings as an indication that the
client might have a small-bowel
obstruction?
D: Brisk skin turgor
A nurse in an emergency department
is assessing a preschooler who has
severe dehydration as a result of
gastroenteritis and is receiving
isotonic IV fluids. Which of the
following findings should the nurse
identify as an indication that the
treatment is effective?
A: Apply oxygen therapy to the client.
A nurse in an emergency department
is caring for a client whose ABG
results are pH 7.31, PaCO2 50 mm
Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L after
, B: The sibling is curious about what will happen to the client's body.
The nurse in an emergency
department was caring for an
adolescent who died following a
motor vehicle crash. Which of the
following reactions should the nurse
expect the client's 10-year-old sibling
to exhibit?
D: "Place your child in an oatmeal bath using tepid water for 15 minutes."
A nurse in a provider's office is
assessing a preschooler who has
developed contact dermatitis
following exposure to poison ivy.
Which of the following statements
should the nurse make to the child's
parent regarding disease
management?
D: Coagulation time
A nurse in a provider's office is
completing a preoperative screening
for a client who is scheduled for a
knee arthroplasty later that week.
Which of the following findings
A: Call 911 and examine the amputation site.
B: Apply direct pressure with layers of dry cloth
.C: Elevate the extremity above the client's heart.
A nurse has arrived at the site of an D: Find the toe and wrap it in sterile gauze in a clean cloth.
accident where a client has sustained E: Place the toe in a bag and place the bag in 1 part ice and 3 parts water
a traumatic amputation of the big toe.
Identify the sequence of steps the
nurse should take to treat the
musculoskeletal trauma. (Move the
steps into the box on the right, placing
them in the order of performance. Use
all the steps.)
C: Slurred speech
A nurse in an emergency department
is assessing a client who is
experiencing mild hypothermia.
Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse
expect?
, D: Visible peristaltic waves in the upper abdomen
A nurse in an emergency department
is assessing a client who reports
severe constipation. The nurse should
identify which of the following
findings as an indication that the
client might have a small-bowel
obstruction?
D: Brisk skin turgor
A nurse in an emergency department
is assessing a preschooler who has
severe dehydration as a result of
gastroenteritis and is receiving
isotonic IV fluids. Which of the
following findings should the nurse
identify as an indication that the
treatment is effective?
A: Apply oxygen therapy to the client.
A nurse in an emergency department
is caring for a client whose ABG
results are pH 7.31, PaCO2 50 mm
Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L after
, B: The sibling is curious about what will happen to the client's body.
The nurse in an emergency
department was caring for an
adolescent who died following a
motor vehicle crash. Which of the
following reactions should the nurse
expect the client's 10-year-old sibling
to exhibit?
D: "Place your child in an oatmeal bath using tepid water for 15 minutes."
A nurse in a provider's office is
assessing a preschooler who has
developed contact dermatitis
following exposure to poison ivy.
Which of the following statements
should the nurse make to the child's
parent regarding disease
management?
D: Coagulation time
A nurse in a provider's office is
completing a preoperative screening
for a client who is scheduled for a
knee arthroplasty later that week.
Which of the following findings
