Author Question: Your patient is an 18-year-old female whom you believe may have had a miscarriage and is bleeding ... (Read 13531 times)

09madisonrousseau09 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Your patient is an 18-year-old female whom you believe may have had a miscarriage and is bleeding heavily. You have completed your primary and secondary assessments and now you need to reassess her to see if the bleeding has stopped. You should:

A) ask her to check herself to see if she is still bleeding.
B) in a reassuring tone, explain what you need to do.
C) take another set of vital signs to see if her blood pressure has dropped.
D) wait and let the hospital staff reassess the bleeding.

Question 2

An intoxicated 72-year-old male with an alcoholic history has fallen and has a laceration on the back of his head. He states that he does not want treatment and becomes combative when you try to talk to or assess him. Your best course of action would be to:

A) transport him against his will.
B) have him sign a refusal.
C) contact medical direction.
D) transport him by permission of family.