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jCorn1234

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on: Jul 11, 2018
A nurse assesses an accident victim who has bright red blood spurting from a laceration on his right forearm. After applying direct pressure and elevating the limb, the nurse should apply pressure to the right:
 
  a. subclavian artery.
  b. radial artery.
  c. ulnar artery.
  d. brachial artery.

Question 2

A college student has brought his hallucinating roommate to the college clinic. The young man says his roommate has been experimenting with phencyclidine (PCP). The nurse recognizes that the hallucinations may last as long as:
 
  a. 30 to 60 minutes.
  b. 1 to 4 hours.
  c. 4 to 6 hours.
  d. 6 to 12 hours.


mcinincha279

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
Arterial bleeding is characterized by the spurting of bright red blood and can be controlled by direct pressure, elevation, and indirect pressure on the appropriate pressure point. The brachial artery is the closest pressure point to the injury.

Answer to Question 2

D
Some hallucinogenic effects of PCP can last 6 to 12 hours.


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