All healthcare facilities have emergency codes that the nurse ...

[mspears3]

All healthcare facilities have emergency codes that the nurse needs to know. Which of the following codes is commonly used to describe a bomb threat in the facility?
 
  1. Code Red
  2. Code Blue
  3. Code Yellow
  4. Code Silver

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client in active labor who is 8 centimeters dilated and who reports the need to push. The nurse instructs the client not to push until:
 
  1. True contractions have begun.
  2. The cervix is 9-10 cm dilated
  3. The membranes have ruptured.
  4. The cervix is fully dilated.

[djpooyouma]

Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale 1: Code Red is most often used to describe a fire.

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale: Pushing before fully dilated can result in injury to the cervix and edema that will preclude complete dilation.

[mspears3]

TYSM

[bimper21]

Excellent