Where is an apical pulse taken?

Thoracostomy tubes are used to:

A ______ is a tool that can be used to measure both a patient’s oxygen saturation and pulse.

A patient arrives at the medical imaging department for a facial bones series after being hit in the head by a softball. The patient is wearing a cervical collar, but it is apparent that the collar may not be needed because the patient is turning his head to converse with you as the examination begins.  How should the radiologic technologist proceed with the examination?

All of the following apply to respiratory rate measurements except:

In regards to oxygen, which of the following statements are true? Oxygen is flammable Oxygen is an odorless gas Oxygen constitutes 30% of atmospheric gases Oxygen is considered a drug

When positioning a patient in a rolling motion transfer:

Match each type of oxygen distribution device with the corresponding definition.  Each response will only be used once.

The most common insertion site for a central venous line is the:

An emergency department nurse completes the intake assessment on a 59-year-old burn patient who fell asleep while smoking in bed. Assessment findings include: soot around the mouth and nose black-tinged sputum a 5% BSA deep partial thickness burn to the anterior thorax pink/red mucous membranes and nail beds vitals of T- 98F, HR – 94, RR – 20, BP – 118/76, SaO2 – 99%. Based on this information the nurse’s priority is to …?