Establishing a connection or being rooted to the earth through the legs and feet is called:

You respond to a private residence to find a 4-month-old infant with a fractured humerus. Your examination also reveals numerous bruises and abrasions in various stages of healing on the child's back and buttocks and what appear to be cigarette burns on the child's palms and soles. The child's mother says that the fracture was a result of the infant's rolling off the bed onto the floor. You

should: a. call the police and have the mother arrested for child abuse. b. lecture the mother sternly about her treatment of the child. c. transport the child and report your suspicions to the physician at the emergency department. d. keep what you suspect to yourself, because you may be liable if you falsely report child abuse.

An ICU patient's blood pressure is being continuously monitored via an arterial catheter in the left radial artery. The respiratory therapist places the patient in Trendelenburg position for bronchial hygiene therapy and the blood pressure monitor begins to alarm. When the patient is returned to the original position, the blood pressure normalizes. What is the most likely reason for the variation in blood pressure?

A. Trendelenburg position causes an elevation in blood pressure. B. The tip of the catheter was below the transducer. C. The catheter needed flushing. D. The catheter was kinked.