- Call the patient's family
- Begin chest compressions and call for a defibrillator
- Monitor the rhythm for a few minutes
- Document the rhythm change only
No category found.
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Grimacing
- Moaning
- The patient's self-report
- Elevated heart rate
- Leave the bed in the highest position
- Keep pathways clear, use non-slip socks, and ensure adequate lighting
- Apply restraints at all times
- Allow the patient to wander freely
- It is a rescue inhaler for acute attacks
- It should be used for immediate symptom relief
- It is a preventative medication and should be taken daily, even without symptoms
- It can be discontinued once symptoms improve
- The obligation to report all client secrets
- The obligation to warn an identifiable third party if a client expresses a serious threat of violence against them
- The obligation to warn clients about the risks of therapy
- The obligation to warn families about client's financial issues
- Myocardial Infarction; administer oxygen
- Stroke; activate stroke team and prepare for rapid assessment/imaging
- Seizure; protect from injury
- Hypoglycemia; administer glucose
- 15 degrees
- 30 degrees
- 45 or 90 degrees, depending on fat thickness
- 90 degrees only
- Retrograde amnesia
- Anterograde amnesia
- Dissociative amnesia
- Global amnesia
- Suggest they just need to exercise more
- Validate their feelings and assess for additional symptoms of depression
- Tell them to stop crying
- Ignore their complaints
- Say nothing and continue
- Inform the physician that they are contaminated and need to re-gown
- Help the physician re-adjust their gown
- Wipe the contaminated area with an alcohol swab
- Morphine, Oxycodone
- Fentanyl, Hydromorphone
- Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen
- Codeine, Tramadol
- Mild pain at the incision site
- Respiratory rate of 8 breaths/minute
- Patient reports feeling sleepy
- Bowel sounds present
- Leave the head of the bed flat
- Elevate the head of the bed to at least 30-45 degrees
- Immediately unclamp the tube
- Administer medication quickly
- Tilt head, lift chin, and check for breathing
- Force food into their mouth
- Place a pillow under their head
- Begin chest compressions immediately
- Look away to give them privacy
- Maintain empathetic eye contact, offer a tissue, and remain present
- Start writing notes rapidly
- Leave the room
- Respiratory rate
- Blood pressure
- Apical pulse
- Temperature
- Select site, apply tourniquet, clean skin, insert catheter
- Clean skin, select site, apply tourniquet, insert catheter
- Apply tourniquet, clean skin, select site, insert catheter
- Insert catheter, apply tourniquet, clean skin, select site
- Force the medication
- Respect their autonomy and engage in shared decision-making, exploring alternatives and concerns
- Tell them their religious beliefs are wrong
- Document refusal and take no further action
