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A patient is admitted to the hospital after receiving a blow to the head. The patient begins to show signs of shock. How should the patient be positioned?
- A. With the head lower than the body
- B. Flat with the legs elevated
- C. Flat on the back
- D. In a side-lying position
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: If head injuries are suspected, the victim must be kept flat.
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The worried mother of an accident victim asks the nurse how much circulating blood an average adult male is supposed to have. What will the nurse reply?
- A. 8 pints
- B. 10 pints
- C. 12 pints
- D. 14 pints
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An average adult male has 12 pints of blood.
The acronym RICE directs the nurse in the care of a sprain. The "C" in the acronym stands for __.
Correct Answer: compression
Rationale: The acronym stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
A patient has been stung by a bee and is brought to the emergency department. The nurse observes the sting site and identifies that the stinger is still in the skin. What action should the nurse take?
- A. Remove it with sterile tweezers.
- B. Soak the area with a cold compress.
- C. Scrape the stinger with the side of a knife.
- D. Squeeze the surrounding tissue to expel the stinger.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The stinger should be removed with the side of a knife by scraping to avoid forcing more venom into the skin.
The Good Samaritan law will protect all people who offer assistance. What is necessary for this protection?
- A. A license
- B. The person acts prudently
- C. Licensed supervision
- D. The patient improves
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Good Samaritan law will protect any person who follows a prudent course of action.
The nurse is assessing a patient who is severely bleeding and at risk for hypovolemic shock. What can the nurse anticipate?
- A. Slow labored breathing
- B. Hot flushed skin
- C. Edematous extremities
- D. Weak thready pulse
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The pulse becomes weak and thready with hypovolemic shock.