While assisting residents in the dining room, the nursing assistant notices that Mrs. Levin has her hands around her throat. The nursing assistant should:
A. perform an abdominal thrust.
B. run and get the nurse.
C. slap Mrs. Levin between the shoulder blades.
D. ask Mrs. Levin if she can speak.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
A 69-year-old patient with a history of alcohol abuse presents to the emergency room (ER) after a month-long episode of headaches and confusion. The patient's history and symptomology support which medical diagnosis?
a. Concussion b. Chronic subdural hematoma c. Epidural hematoma d. Subacute subdural hematoma
A patient complaining of substernal chest pain tells you that it feels the same as when he had a heart attack two years ago. He is diaphoretic, nauseated, vomiting, and has a blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg and heart rate of 84. He also is allergic to aspirin. He asks you to assist him in taking one of his nitroglycerin pills. Which one of the assessment findings that follows represents a
contraindication to the administration of the nitroglycerin? A) Nausea and vomiting B) Heart rate below 100 C) Chest pain rated less than 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 D) Blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg