A patient has taken a friend's prescription of Restoril and has become extremely lethargic, exhibits slurred speech, and is semiconscious. Which medication might medical direction advise you to administer?
A) Activated charcoal
B) Thiamine
C) Diazepam
D) Naloxone
Question 2
What is the main disadvantage to using the hypothetico-deductive approach to problem solving in the prehospital setting?
A) The hypothetico-deductive approach requires the luxuries of time and information.
B) The hypothetico-deductive approach is a great way to learn critical thinking skills.
C) The hypothetico-deductive approach is structured, formal, and deliberate.
D) The hypothetico-deductive approach is a repetitive process of forming, eliminating, and adding hypothesis.
Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
The nurse needs to inform the patient with impaired vision when a touch is to occur and ask permissi
(A) Scratch test; patient is exposed to allergens through a light scratch on the skin; (B) Positive
Calipers being used to measure body fat on the triceps of a patient.
A patient with goiter due to iodine deficiency.
Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient with a pulmonary embolus has Refludan ...