A client is admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) follow…
A client is admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) following a motor vehicle collision. The nurse performs a neurological assessment and finds: the client opens eyes to painful stimuli, decorticate postures to sternal rub, and makes unintelligible sounds to pain/questions. What priority interventions will the nurse anticipate? (Select all that apply.)
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A client is admitted with septic shock is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The client is placed on the ventilator and the provider orders an infusion of propofol to run at 20 mcg/kg/min. The stock of propofol is 1,000 mg in 100 mL NS. The client weighs 66 kg. Using microdrip tubing, how many gtts/min will this client receive?
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A victim of a weather-related mass casualty is brought to the emergency department (ED) with severe chest pain, a pulse of 128 beats/min, a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, and a respiratory rate of 32 breaths/min. The nurse assesses shortness of breath and diaphoresis. Which color tag does the nurse use when triaging this client?
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A client with multiple injuries is brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance. The client has an intact airway and is breathing spontaneously. The ED nurse does not see any active bleeding, but will suspect internal hemorrhage based on what finding?
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A client is admitted from a nursing home with confusion and a respiratory rate of 28 breaths/min. The client has a heart rate of 122 beats/min and blood pressure of 76/42 mm Hg. What interventions will the nurse anticipate need to be completed within the next 3 hours? (Select all that apply.)
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The nurse is caring for a 39-year-old woman with a family history of breast cancer. She requested a genetic testing for breast cancer and the results have come back that she is positive for genetic breast cancer. As a result, the client is requesting a bilateral mastectomy. This surgery is an example of what type of oncologic surgery?
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