Your patient is a middle-aged male who collapsed while shopping and now responds to verbal stimuli with confused speech. The primary assessment indicates no immediate life-threatening conditions. His pulse is 96, respirations 16, blood pressure 158/88, SpO2 at 98%, blood glucose level 69 mg/dL. He is carrying a vial of nitroglycerin in his jacket pocket. Which of the following would you do next?
A) Administer oral glucose.
B) Provide high-concentration oxygen through a nonrebreather mask.
C) Administer sublingual nitroglycerin.
D) Perform a secondary assessment.
D
You might also like to view...
You are checking your patient's physician's report and you see that is says the patient has a compromised ilium. You know that this means he probably has a(n):
A) injury to his small intestine. B) injury to his pelvis. C) problem with his esophagus. D) broken bone in his foot.
You caught a doctor taking supplies from the storeroom where you keep your phlebotomy supplies. The doctor looked a bit nervous and suspicious. You decide to snap a photo of the doctor with your phone and post the photo with the text "Caught red-handed! Pull out the cuffs!" Several co-workers repost the photo and it comes to the attention of the hospital administrators. What could happen as a result of this? (Choose all that apply)A) The doctor could sue you if he/she was not really stealing.B) You could be fired.C) The hospital could receive bad press, whether there was or was not theft.D) You could be praised for catching a thief.
What will be an ideal response?