A teen is brought to the emergency department with a headach…
A teen is brought to the emergency department with a headache and complaints of feeling dizzy after a head injury resulting from falling off a bicycle. The physician diagnoses a concussion. What explanation should the nurse provide to the patient’s mother?
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The nurse is assessing the assigned client’s level of consciousness during morning rounds. The nurse speaks the client’s name, strokes the client’s hand, and moves the client’s shoulder. There is a delay, and then the client states, “What do you want?” Which level of consciousness should the nurse document?
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The critical care nurse is giving end-of-shift report on a client. The nurse uses the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to assess the level of consciousness (LOC) of a female client and reports to the oncoming nurse that the client has an LOC of 6. What does an LOC score of 6 in a client indicate?
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A 6-year-old child has come to the emergency department (ED) after falling off a bike. The health care provider diagnoses a concussion and the child’s parent asks the nurse what a concussion is. What should the nurse’s response be?
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A state statute requires all state law enforcement officers to be U.S. citizens. A legal alien, lawfully admitted to permanent residency five years before the enactment of this statute, sought employment as a forensic pathologist in a state coroner’s office. He was denied the job, solely because he is not a citizen.The alien thereupon brought suit in federal district court against appropriate state officials, seeking to invalidate this citizenship requirement on federal constitutional grounds.The strongest ground upon which to attack the citizenship requirement is that it:
Read DetailsThe State of Ames has banned all employment of children unde…
The State of Ames has banned all employment of children under 17 years of age. “Employment” is defined broadly as any job, task, service, or undertaking for which the child receives compensation in cash or in kind. Which of the following parties would have the greatest chance of successfully challenging the statute?
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