The only requirement for performing waived testing is to follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Your patient is an eight-year-old girl. As you approach her, you note that she is holding her right arm against her body, cradling it with the left arm. To find out what happened, which of the following is the best approach?

A) Ask the parents to tell you what happened while you examine the child. B) Sit next to the patient and ask her what happened. C) Take the parents aside and ask them what happened. D) Ask the parents to leave the room so you can talk to the patient.

You are assessing a young woman who was struck in the head with a baseball bat. The patient is semiconscious and has slow, irregular respirations. Further assessment reveals CSF drainage from her nose and periorbital ecchymosis. She has blood in her mouth, but clenches her teeth and becomes combative when you attempt to suction her oropharynx. The MOST appropriate airway management for this patient involves:

A) sedating her with a benzodiazepine, chemically paralyzing her with a neuromuscular blocker, and intubating her trachea. B) suctioning along the inside of her cheek with a whistle-tip catheter and then performing blind nasotracheal intubation. C) opening her mouth with a dental prod, suctioning her oropharynx for 15 seconds, and intubating her trachea via direct laryngoscopy. D) inserting a nasopharyngeal airway, administering supplemental oxygen via nonrebreathing mask, and continuing suction attempts.