You are caring for a patient with chronic bronchitis. The patient has an SpO2 of 90. You should:
A) administer supplemental oxygen at high flow 15 lpm via NRB.
B) administer supplemental oxygen at high flow, via CPAP.
C) administer supplemental oxygen at low flow, via nasal cannula.
D) do nothing, as this is an expected reading.
Question 2
You have been dispatched to transfer a patient with schizophrenia from a hospital emergency department to a behavioral health unit at another hospital. While en route, your partner states that he cannot remember what schizophrenia is. You should tell him that schizophrenia is a behavioral disorder commonly characterized by:
A) multiple personalities.
B) the need to be around others.
C) delusions and hallucinations.
D) feelings of worthlessness.
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
The general survey includes assessing every patient for signs of distress.
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Scheduling patient appointments by telephone.
The physician will begin visual inspection of the patient immediately upon entering the examination ...
Edentulous patient with pieces of bone that became necrotic and continued to slough off after tooth ...