Asking open-ended questions is a key basic skill of Motivational Interviewing

An esophageal detector device (EDD) uses the anatomical principle that the:

a. trachea is rigid and will collapse under negative pressure. b. trachea is rigid and will not collapse under negative pressure. c. esophagus is rigid and will collapse under negative pressure. d. esophagus is rigid and will not collapse under negative pressure.

Your partner experiences an itchy, red rash on her hands that stops at the wrists after using a new brand of glove your service purchased. Her skin is warm, dry, and nondiaphoretic; the rash is isolated to her hands; and her lung sounds are clear bilaterally. She has no other complaints. HR = 88, RR = 12, BP = 122/80. Of the following treatments, which is most appropriate?

A) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask 15 lpm, cardiac monitor, IV of NS KVO, epinephrine SC, diphenhydramine IM B) Oxygen via nasal cannula 4 lpm, cardiac monitor, IV of NS KVO, epinephrine IV, diphenhydramine IM C) Advise the dispatcher you will be going out of service D) Diphenhydramine IM