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mwit1967

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Mr. Laird is a 49-year-old electrician who experienced severe burns on his trunk, arms, and hands in a workplace accident 2 weeks ago. Part of his current wound care regimen involves the daily application of silver sulfadiazine to his wounds.
 
  The nurses who are providing care for Mr. Laird in the burns and plastics unit of the hospital should perform what action when administering this medication?
  A) Apply a layer of silver sulfadiazine that is sufficiently thick to make the wound bed invisible.
  B) Cleanse the wound of debris prior to applying the silver sulfadiazine
  C) Apply a thin layer of the drug to Mr. Laird's wound beds using clean technique.
  D) Perform thorough wound care immediately after the application of silver sulfadiazine

Question 2

An expected outcome for a patient who has just taken sublingual nitroglycerin should be
 
  A) increased heart rate and decreased blood pressure.
  B) decreased heart rate and decreased blood pressure.
  C) increased heart rate and increased blood pressure.
  D) decreased heart rate and increased blood pressure.


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Ksh22

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


mwit1967

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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