Which of the following is an example of an industrial hygiene health hazard? Electrical hazards Fall hazards Chemical hazards Economic hazards

A father comes to your office with his 16-year-old son. The boy has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus and has received nutritional counseling. He is on a conventional split dose regimen, but the patient's blood sugar is still seemingly uncontrolled. The father tells you that, when his son wakes up, the child's blood sugar is extremely elevated . Which of the following should you advise the father to do first to help diagnose or treat the cause? Reduce or eliminate the dose of nighttime insulin. Add or increase the dose of nighttime insulin. Test the child's blood sugar at 3 a.m. Get an oral antidiabetic.

How is hepatitis B typically transmitted? Choose one: A. Through the exchange of bodily fluids (unprotected sex, contaminated needles, and so on) B. Through airborne transmission that allows it to spread easily from person to person C. Through the fecal-oral route D. Through the exchange of saliva (kissing, sharing a drinking glass, and so on)

What action by the new ICU staff nurse would indicate that the nurse educator's teaching about arterial blood gas sampling has been effective? Apply a pressure dressing with ample tape to arterial puncture site as soon as the needle is withdrawn from the skin. Remove all air from syringe and apply airtight cap immediately after obtaining arterial blood gas sample. Obtain 20 mL of blood for ABG sampling. Advance the needle into the artery at 45 degree angle with bevel facing downward.

What is the best INITIAL action by the nurse to verify correct placement of an oral endotracheal tube (ETT)? obtain an ABG sample confirm that the ETT is secured at 21 cm at the lip obtain a portable chest x-ray (CXR) observe for symmetrical chest rise and fall with ventilation

Which assessment finding by the nurse caring for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation indicates a need for suctioning? The patient has occasional audible expiratory wheezes. The patient is repetitively coughing. The vent is alarming low pressure. The patient was last suctioned two hours ago.

Which of the following is a common cause of increased distance between the alveolar- capillary interface resulting in impaired gas exchange resulting in respiratory failure? Guillain-Barre syndrome COVID-19 Pulmonary embolus Asthma

All of the following assessment findings support the need for mechanical ventilation except: $pH=7.23$ Intercostal retractions $PaO2=48mmHg$ $Respiratory\quad rate=22$

Which of the following acid/base imbalances would you expect to see initially in the patient with a severe asthma exacerbation experiencing profound shortness of breath and wheezing? Metabolic acidosis Metabolic alkalosis Respiratory acidosis Respiratory alkalosis

While reconciling home meds upon admission for the patient admitted with interstitial lung disease, continuation of which of the following home meds for treatment of chronic a-fib would the nurse question? metoprolol amiodarone digoxin diltiazem

Which of the following noninvasive oxygen delivery devices is capable of providing the highest concentration of oxygen? Simple face mask Nasal cannula Venturi mask High Flow Nasal Cannula