This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Josh is an emergency department nurse who has just finished a double shift. Many of the nurses ... (Read 26 times)

bio_gurl

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 524
on: Jul 19, 2018
Josh is an emergency department nurse who has just finished a double shift. Many of the nurses scheduled to relieve Josh and his colleagues were unable to come to the hospital because of a snowstorm.
 
  Josh will be relieved within the hour, but he is not sure he is alert enough to drive home, especially in blizzard conditions. The best action for Josh to take would be to:
  A) Drive home slowly and carefully
  B) Ask the emergency physician for a one-time dose of a stimulant to help him be alert enough to get home safely
  C) Nap for a while in the nurses' lounge before leaving the hospital
  D) Refuse to work any double shifts in the future

Question 2

A patient states that he has been treated for sleep apnea over the past year. You document this and note in the care plan that nurses should be aware of which of the following signs or symptoms?
 
  A) Loud snoring or gasping while asleep
  B) Calling out and moving excessively while asleep
  C) Evidence of teeth grinding while asleep
  D) Feeling agitated during the day


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

flannelavenger

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 322
Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Feedback:
Nurses and others who work shifts may benefit from avoiding working excessive double shifts, maintaining a 16-hour recovery period following a night shift, napping 15 to 30 minutes during breaks on the night shift, and sleeping before driving home from work.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
Obstructive sleep apneahypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is associated with repetitive episodes of reduced airflow (hypopnea) or cessation of airflow (apnea) resulting from collapse of the upper airway. Clients with this condition experience sleep disruption and excessive daytime sleepiness. They typically snore loudly and may gasp or choke during sleep. Narcolepsy is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and associated with cataplexy (sudden bilateral loss of postural muscle tone) and other rapid eye movement (REM) sleep phenomena. Parasomnias include problems such as sleepwalking and tooth grinding.


bio_gurl

  • Member
  • Posts: 524
Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
:D TYSM

dantucker

  • Member
  • Posts: 346
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.

Did you know?

Though the United States has largely rejected the metric system, it is used for currency, as in 100 pennies = 1 dollar. Previously, the British currency system was used, with measurements such as 12 pence to the shilling, and 20 shillings to the pound.

Did you know?

The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.

Did you know?

When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.

Did you know?

Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.

One DNA double helix becomes two One DNA double helix becomes two
Testing Visual Fields by Confrontation: The nurse and patient should be approximately at an eye to e Testing Visual Fields by Confrontation: The nurse and patient should be approximately at an eye to e
A Double-Line Spectroscopic Binary A Double-Line Spectroscopic Binary
Concentric double-pipe heat exchanger for counter-current flow Concentric double-pipe heat exchanger for counter-current flow
The yellow, blue, and green sections of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). The yellow section ... The yellow, blue, and green sections of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). The yellow section ...
The nurse begins the general survey The nurse begins the general survey
Video: Secretin (inhibiting gastric acid secretion), Cholecystokinin (fat digestion) & Cholecystokinin

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library