You have responded on an 84 year-old male that had a syncopal episode and is now complaining of chest tightness, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. The patient is slow to answer questions but tells you he has extensive cardiac history. He started feeling palpitaions in his chest and then passed out sitting up in his chair. He is AAO x 4 with slow answers and intermittent eye closing/nodding off. Vitals are BP: 90/56, HR 220 irregular, RR: 26 bpm with clear lung sounds, SPO2: 94%, Skin: pale, cool, sweaty. Patient weighs 80 kg. Select the two most appropriate actions: AFIB WPW.png  Select all appropriate actions

A three-year-old child was found wandering in a neighborhood park. You are called to evaluate and most likely, transport the child to the hospital. You see that the child has old bruises in multiple areas of his body along with burn scars. These are present on all limbs, the back and abdomen. You suggest to the police that the best explanation for these injuries is:

The concern for the disease progression of muscular dystrophy is the eventual:

According to a home health aid, your medical patient is normally paralyzed from the neck down and requires tube feeding 3-4 times per day. What situation would MOST commonly require EMS intervention and transport to the emergency department?

You are called to the scene of a young child with a surgical shunt. The child is very lethargic and listless. Which of the following is MOST likely occurring?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding child abuse?

The next three (3) questions in this quiz refer to the following case study:  Case Study: Jill has been working in a healthcare facility that is still using a paper-based system in which she documents patient information into a paper medical record every day. She has just found out that her facility will start implementing an electronic health system (EHR) in the next 6 months. She has been told that she will need to start working to develop informatics skills so that she will become more competent when documenting patient information. She is reluctant to do this because the way she has been documenting patient information over the past 10 years is satisfactory and she feels she does not need to learn to use the new electronic medical record (EMR) system.    Why would an Electronic Health Record be more beneficial than paper-based documentation? (2 marks)  

Alex is a medical director at Asian hospital. He uses information technology for recording client information used to access a client’s electronic health data. This nursing informatics scope is (1 mark)  

What statement about electronic documentation is correct? (1 mark) 

The next three (3) questions in this quiz refer to the following case study: Susan is a nurse working in a very busy medical unit. Susan complains on Twitter about one of her clients, her nursing colleagues, and her employer. Susan complains about one client who is very difficult and states that her nurse manager was not very helpful when she asked for assistance and guidance. She also complains that her employer is horrible to work for and that her nursing colleagues Linda and Brenda are very challenging to work with.   Did Susan violate any professional standards with her post on Twitter? Please provide an explanation. (2 marks)