The nurse receives report on a new admit from the ER. The patient was resusitated and intubated after being pulled from a swimming pool uncouncious. The nurse anticipates that the patient may experience which complication of drowning?

The nurse is teaching a course on snake bites. All of the following statements are correct when teaching about “pit vipers”  except.    

A nurse cares for a patient with burn injuries from a house fire. The patient is not consistently oriented and reports a headache and mild nausea. Which action should the nurse take?

A client presents to the emergency department with moderate hypothermia after prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. The client is difficult to arouse and speech is incoherent. Which action should the nurse take first?

A nurse employed in an emergency department (ED) on the evening shift is assigned to triage arriving clients. You are the LPN and you have been pulled to the ED to help during the shift. Which client should the nurse delegate to the LPN? 

Recently, we reviewed the five conflict styles (e.g., Accommodating “Lose-Win,” Competing “Win-Lose,” etc.). A. Select and define two conflict styles. B. Identify a conflict style you use and describe its advantages and disadvantages. 

Your partner leaves you a romantic note in your lunch bag. What love language are they using?

Communication researcher Mark Knapp outlined ten stages in the development and decline of relationships. Identify and define two of these stages. 

If others start criticizing you, one productive way to respond is to:

Which of these is not true of nonverbal communication?