After you apply and use the automated external defibrillator, a patient regains his pulse and has adequate respirations. The paramedic asks you to place the patient in a lateral recumbent position. How should you position this patient?
A) On his back
B) On his left side
C) On his stomach
D) Supine with head turned left
Question 2
When using your portable radio, you must push the press to talk' button and wait one second to before speaking. This is essential to effective communication because your system MUST use:
A) repeaters.
B) digital equipment.
C) portable transmitters.
D) cellular telephone links.
Nurses may collaborate with social workers, physicians, and other members of the health care team to
(A) Scratch test; patient is exposed to allergens through a light scratch on the skin; (B) Positive
Pulse oximetry. The small device provides a digital readout of oxygen levels in the blood.
Patient with DiGeorge syndrome. Note low set ears and wide set downward slanting eyes; often these ...
(a) Chicken pox vesicles. (b) Chicken pox on back of young patient.
Apply oil or lotion across shoulders and to posterior neck. Turn the head to one side to access the ...