You are dispatched to a local nursing rehabilitation facilit…

You are dispatched to a local nursing rehabilitation facility for a patient with AMS. Staff nurse informs you the patient was previously involved in a motorcycle accident 6 months ago. Upon entering the room, snoring respirations are heard coming from the patient. What is the appropriate action you should take next?

An EMT is gathering the history of a patient who has called…

An EMT is gathering the history of a patient who has called 911 for a medical complaint. When asked the reason for calling 911, the patient states “I feel bad all over”, the EMT then asks the patient “Can you describe what the bad feeling feels like?” Which of the following “listening” techniques did the EMT utilize in this situation?

A 14 year old female stammers and feels totally foolish when…

A 14 year old female stammers and feels totally foolish when one of her classmates or her teacher asks her a question during class. She hopes to remain unnoticed because she thinks others will judge her and she will feel humiliated. The most likely diagnosis is

During and initial interview, the patient reports that she h…

During and initial interview, the patient reports that she has a very hard time concentrating much of the time, she has problems initiating sleep, she feels tired much of the time and she worries a great deal about how well she is treating her children and what others might be thinking of the way she is disciplining her children. She tells the APN that several times a week she feels like her throat is closing up, her heart pounds and she feels like she is “going crazy”. She requests a prescription for Ritalin because of poor concentration. Your evaluation of her symptoms leads you to a diagnosis of