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The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer - Provide definitive diagnosis In what portion should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital? - Answer - On his/her side Which of the following pieces of equipment is especially designed and useful for removing patients from heights or for carrying them over rough terrain or rubble? - Answer - Stokes basket The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be: - Answer - A part of the pati...

Med Surg Test bank NCLEX/ Red HESI Test bank Med-Surg (Solved/rationales) 1The nurse assesses a patient with shortness of breath for evidence of long-standing hypoxemia by inspecting: A. Chest excursion B. Spinal curvatures C. The respiratory pattern D. The fingernail and its base D. The fingernail and its base Clubbing, a sign of long-standing hypoxemia, is evidenced by an increase in the angle between the base of the nail and the fingernail to 180 degrees or more, usually accompanied ...

A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests CONTENTS Editors Contributors Dedication Preface Acknowledgments 1 Diagnostic Testing 2 Blood Studies; Hematology and Coagulation 3 Urine Studies 4 Stool Studies 5 Cerebrospinal Fluid Studies 6 Chemistry Studies 7 Microbiologic Studies 8 Immunodiagnostic Studies 9 Nuclear Medicine Studies 10 X-Ray Studies 11 Cytologic, Histologic, and Genetic Studies 12 Endoscopic Studies 13 Ultrasound Studies 14 Pulmonary Function, Arterial Blood G...

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NURS-6501N-32,Advanced Pathophysiology Spring 2020 1. The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells? 2. A healthcare professional is educating a pati ent about asthma. The professional states that good control is necessary due to which pathophysiologic process? 3. What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging? 4. What is the blood type of a person who is heterozygous, having A and B alleles as codominant? 5. A patient ...

Leadership Roles And Management Functions in Nursing Theory And Application by Bessie L Marquis – Test Bank Sample Questions 1. Which statement regarding the responsibility of a manager in advocacy is accua A) Advocacy is a management function and not a leadership role B) Managers advocate only as needed to meet organizational goals C) Managers should advocate for patients as well as subordinates D) Professional advocacy is not a primary concern for most managers Ans: C F...

To provide patient care of the highest quality, nurses utilize an evidence-based practice approach because evidence-based practice is 1. A guide for nurses in making clinical decisions. 2. Based on the latest textbook information. 3. Easily attained at the bedside. 4. Always right for all situations. ANS: 1 Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a guide for nurses to structure how to make accurate, timely, and appropriate clinical decisions. A textbook relies on the scientific literature, whi...

RS-6521C-1/NURS-6521D-1/NURS-6521N-1-Advanced Pharmacology 2019 Winter 95 out of 100 points 1. In order to promote therapeutic drug effects, the Nurse Practitioner should always encourage pati ents to 2. A female patient with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus has been experiencing increasing neuropathic pain in recent months, a symptom that has not responded appreciably to conventional analgesics. The patient's care provider has begun treatment with gabapentin (Neurontin). How is the addi...

NUNP 6640N Week 11 Final Exam Answers The PMHNP is caring for a young adult patient with whom the PMHNP decides to use a dynamic supportive therapy approach in addition to pharmacological intervention. Which therapeutic action will the PMHNP take to employ the strategy of holding and containing the patient? A 21-year-old patient has been having trouble adjusting to college life. She tells the PMHNP that she had five alcoholic drinks at a party this past weekend. She also acknowledges that sh...

NURS 6521N Midterm Exam with Answers (December 2020) A 77-year-old man’s chronic heart failure is being treated with a regimen of quinapril (Accupril) and furosemide (Lasix). Which of the following assessment findings would suggest that the loop diuretic is contributing to a therapeutic effect? A Nurse Practitioner is caring for a patient who is taking digoxin and a loop diuretic. Which of the following would be most important for the Nurse Practitioner to monitor? An expected outcome for a p...