A client is admitted to the emergency department (ED) compla…
A client is admitted to the emergency department (ED) complaining of a racing heart rate, is pale, and diaphoretic. The ED nurse places the client on the monitor in the room. The client is in Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) with a rate of 200 beats per minute and a blood pressure of 78/46 mm Hg. What will the nurse prepare to do first?
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A client is being treated in the emergency department (ED) following a terrorist attack. The client is experiencing visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, and behavioral changes. The nurse suspects this client has been exposed to what chemical agent?
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A client has been admitted to a burn intensive care unit with extensive full-thickness burns over 25% of the body. After ensuring cardiopulmonary stability, what would be the nurse’s immediate, priority concern when planning this client’s care?
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The nurse is conducting a first aid session and discussing the interventions for a snakebite to an extremity. The nurse should inform those attending the session that priority interventions in the event of this occurrence include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
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