When working after the occurrence of a natural disaster, the LPN uses a color coding system for triaging patients.Which of these would be an accurate example of this?
Answer(s): A
A nurse at outpatient clinic is returning phone calls that have been made to the clinic. Which of the following calls should have the highest priority for medical intervention?
Answer(s): B
The patient experiencing neurovascular changes should have the highest priority. Pain following a TKR is normal, and breakdown over the heels is a gradual process. Moreover, a subacute ankle sprain is almost never a medical emergency.
A patient is currently having a petit mal seizure in the clinic on the floor. Which of the following criteria has the highest priority in this situation?
Patient safety should be the top concern about this patient.
A client is going to have an endoscopy performed.Which of the following is not a probable reason for an endoscopy procedure?
Bowel movement pain should be examined with a colonoscopy not an endoscopy.
Which preventive measure can be employed to decrease the risk of compartment syndrome?
A bivalve cast, rather than a solid fiberglass or plaster of Paris cast, for a skeletal fracture can prevent limb threatening compartment syndrome.Compartment syndrome results from increased pressure and circulatory constriction because a solid cast does not accommodate post fracture swelling like a bivalve cast does.Compartment syndrome is not related to heart failure, head injuries or pneumothoraxes.
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