If your patient has an indwelling catheter, you should suspect that she has a history of:
A) receiving frequent chemotherapy treatments.
B) inability to urinate on her own.
C) surgery on the intestine to divert digestive contents into a pouch outside the body.
D) being unable to swallow food.
Question 2
A 17-year-old male has crashed his motorcycle into a tree and is unresponsive with inadequate respirations. Your attempt to open his airway with a jaw thrust has been unsuccessful several times, and you are unable to deliver manual ventilations. You should:
A) ventilate more forcefully.
B) open the airway with a head tiltchin lift and ventilate.
C) apply a nonrebreather mask.
D) proceed with your assessment without additional interventions.
Nurses possess a wide variety of experiences which they take into each patient encounter.
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