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elizabeth18

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An individual contacts the emergency room of the local hospital to ask what to do for a skiing partner who appears to be suffering from hypothermia. The victim is alert and able to respond to questions.
 
  Which of the following actions does the nurse instruct the individual to have the vic-tim take? a. Take sips of brandy.
  b. Drink warm soup.
  c. Drink a cup of very hot coffee.
  d. Run the affected extremities under hot water.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an indicator for the nursing diagnosis of pain?
 
  a. Pain level
  b. Pain control
  c. Muscle tension
  d. Description of disease process



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Answer to Question 1

B
A conscious client benefits from drinking hot liquids such as soup.
Alcohol should be avoided.
Caffeinated fluids should be avoided.
Affected extremities should be warmed gradually. Tissue damage could occur if the extremities are placed under hot water. The entire body should be warmed, such as by putting heating pads next to the head and neck, where heat is lost most quickly.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Pain level is a suggested outcome for the nursing diagnosis of pain.
B Pain control is a suggested outcome for the nursing diagnosis of pain.
C Muscle tension is an example of an indicator for the nursing diagnosis of pain.
D Description of disease process is an example of an indicator, but it is not an example related to the diagnosis of pain; rather, it is an example of an indicator with a diagnosis of deficient knowledge.




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