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A nurse caring for an individual with HIV receives a needle stick. The risk of contracting HIV is greater if: Select True or False

A client has a reduction in immune function.  What is the nurse’s priority action for this client?

A nurse triages clients arriving at the hospital after a mass casualty. Which clients are correctly classified? 1. A 35-year-old female with severe chest pain: red tag 2. An 88-year-old male with shortness of breath and chest bruises: green tag 3. A 33-year-old male unconscious with bilateral leg amputations: yellow tag 4. A 55-year-old female with a scalp laceration: black tag 5. A 42-year-old male with full-thickness body burns: green tag 6. A 60-year-old male with an open fracture with distal pulses: yellow tag

When a patient arrives at the emergency department following a burn, the nurse’s priorities of care include:

The intensive care nurse is educating the spouse of a client who is being treated with shock. The spouse states, “The doctor said she has shock. What is that?” What is the nurse’s best response?

A client with myocardial infarction is going into cardiogenic shock. Because of myocardial ischemia, a nurse would assess the client carefully for:

Refer to Voices from the Field 2.3 (page 60): Knowing your Client’s History and Avoiding Retraumatization. If you were the visiting counselor (James Jackson) in this situation where this occurred, what would be your next steps?

Refer to the section on in-home counseling. What are some best practice protocols a counselor can put into place to increase their safety? 

Adults generally have how many permanent teeth?

The volume of air capable of being expired in addition to tidal volume.