A nurse is caring for a postpartum patient. The nurse assesses the patient’s fundus, notes that it is deviated to the side, and instructs the patient to void. The nurse understands that this intervention should allow the fundus to effectively contract. The nurse’s thinking is purposeful and outcome oriented. This is an example of

Which of the following most affects the extent of damage a poison does to the body?

Which of the following is NOT a reason that an AED may indicate that there is “no shock advised”?

You have been called to the scene of a 19-year-old college student who is at his parents’ house for the weekend. The patient complains of sensitivity to light and nausea. He also has a headache and is covered in what appears to be a red rash that does not blanch when pressed. Your partner asks the patient to sit up straight and then bring his chin down to his chest. For which of the following diseases is your partner assessing this patient?

Which of the following should be done when the infant’s head has been delivered?

Your patient is a 35-year-old woman who was driving a minivan that was struck in the driver’s side door by another vehicle. You notice that when you apply pressure to her sternum with your knuckles she extends her legs and flexes her arms and wrists. When giving your radio report, which of the following terms should you use to describe this?

If the baby’s umbilical cord is noted to be wrapped around his neck after the head is delivered, which of the following should be done?

What is the Church of Christ, Scientist’s stance on embalming as a form of preparation?

You are ventilating a cardiac arrest patient when he begins to vomit. Which of the following would be most effective in clearing the airway?

You are called to a kindergarten class where a boy has fallen while climbing on playground equipment. The teacher saw him fall and hit his stomach on a step. He is sobbing and holding his abdomen. As you assess him, you find his skin cool and clammy, his pulse is 132, respiratory is 28. Why is the boy acting this way?