A nurse is preparing a Gatch bed to receive a client. The nurse ...

[CharlieWard]

A nurse is preparing a Gatch bed to receive a client. The nurse asks a student what the function is of a Gatch bed. What response by the student nurse best answers what the function is of a Gatch bed?
 
  A) It rotates to move the client from prone to supine position.
  B) It is lowered and raised by an electric mechanism.
  C) It turns the client from side to side.
  D) It keeps the client cool as required.

Question 2

The nurse caring for clients with allergies knows people can have an allergic reaction to any medication. Which of the following medication routes elicits a faster and more dramatic allergic reaction?
 
  A) Parenteral
  B) Intramuscular
  C) Subcutaneous
  D) Intradermal

[Tabitha_2016]

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
A Gatch bed can be lowered and raised by an electric mechanism. A Circ-O-Lectric bed rotates to move the client from prone to supine position. The oscillating bed rocks from side to side, alternating pressures from one side to the other, thus reducing pressure on any one area of the body. An air-fluidized bed keeps the client cool as required.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
An allergic reaction will occur faster and more dramatically if the medication is administered parenterally. The nurse should give no medication without first making sure that the client is not allergic to it. If there are any doubts, or if the client has a history of allergies or asthma, the physician may perform a skin (intradermal) test first.