If the client has signs and symptoms of dilerium or early onset dementia, and has no power of attorney, who should sign the consent?
Spouse, if available, or next of kin
This med reduces increased intracranial pressure.
Mannitol.
Rings of light fluid and serous blood. Indicates cerebrospinal fluid. Tests positive for glucose.
Which states are DMAT employees licenses accepted in?
All 50 United States
When I say Flail Chest, you Say...
Paradoxical Chest Movement
What do we do if we notice eviceration of a post-op pt?
Place the client supine with legs bent at the knees and hips.
Why would pantoprazole help a patient with a new burn injury?
What is something a nurse has to rememeber to do for a tonic-clonic seizure?
Keep record of the beginning and end of the seizure.
A patient presents to triage stating, "it feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest." They are diaphoretic, clammy, dizzy. Their vs are: BP 149/88, HR 89, SPO2 87% on RA, and Temp is 98.6*F. What is your priority action? A: Notify the Doctor. B: Place O2.
Place Oxygen on the client. Then go get the doctor.
Describe serous drainage. What do you do if you notice this type of drainage on a post op dressing?
Document the dressing and move on with cares.
True or False
False, iceberg effect, we are initially concerned about ABCs. What happened inside the body, mainly the heart. Are they in V-fib, can they breathe?, do they have an airway?
Why is baclofen helpful for a person with MS?
Reduces spasticity of muscles
What is Papiledema?
Swelling of the optic disc- typically due to increased intracranial pressure.
When would you activate the hoispital's disaster plan?
Chemical explosion at a factory
Hurricane
Flood
Mass Casualty Events
Disease Outbreaks
How do we test a pain response peripherally?
Nailbed pressure
Describe Decorticate Posturing
Internal rotation, adduction, and flection of the arms. Arms pull in towards the core of the body. Hips internally rotate. Toes plantar.
Collection of blood that accumulates slowly over time typically between the dura mater and the arachnoid mater. Typically caused by an outside force injury that leads to a break in the veins. Bleeding occurs slowly. Causes headaches, confusion, seizure activity. Since the bleeding occurs slowly, symptoms can appear weeks or months after the injury. Often from falling.
How many days, should a nurse have enough supplies for in their personal preparedness kit?
3 days
Absent breath sounds
This type of drain uses gravity to assist with drainage.
Penrose
Why would someone take edrophonium?
For MG to increase their energy and help their muscle fatigue.
What should we remind a stroke client with homonymous hemianopsia to do?
What color would you place on a patient with an open fracture with a present pulse.
Yellow tag (urgent)
What stage of burns is this; dry, pale, and hard skin?
Full-thickness, third degree