As you prepare to enter a patient's room in a nursing home, you see a sign posted on the door indicating that the patient has a latex allergy. Which of the following is the BEST way to care for the patient?
A) Ask the nursing staff if the patient has an epinephrine auto-injector available in case of a reaction to your gloves.
B) Only perform a history on this patient, not a physical exam, so you can avoid contacting him with your gloves.
C) Ask the nursing facility staff to find synthetic exam gloves to wear for contact with this patient.
D) Put on latex gloves anyway; you must protect yourself with BSI.
Question 2
Who would be held MOST responsible if poor prehospital documentation results in inappropriate continuing medical care?
A) The patient, if he was uncooperative
B) The paramedic who wrote the document
C) The paramedic agency and its medical director
D) The physician who ordered the continuing medical care
Symptoms of a patient in shock.
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Head binding, or artificial deformation, was used by some populations as a sign of identity.
A patient examination room should be simple and efficiently designed.
Positioning the Patient in the Prone Position
System of a patient in shock