You are responding to a patient with a behavioral problem. While en route, dispatch contacts you and states that there is a mental-health delegate at the scene and you will be transporting the patient to the local psych hospital for treatment of her bipolar disorder. On scene which one of the following patient behaviors should help confirm that the patient is suffering from bipolar disorder?
A) Belief that family members are out to get her
B) Panicked, anxious, and nervous behavior
C) Threats of violence toward the EMTs
D) Happy, excessively cheerful, and elated behavior
Question 2
A fine, bubbling sound heard on inspiration and associated with fluid in the alveoli and terminal bronchioles is called:
A) bronchovesicular sounds.
B) rales (crackles).
C) rhonchi.
D) pleural friction.
Nurses may collaborate with social workers, physicians, and other members of the health care team to
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
The nurse assesses the patient's ability to use the walker correctly
Patient Teaching Methods Cont.
A physical therapist exercising the patient’s leg in a physical therapy department.