A Patient Comes to the Emergency Department with a PCP

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to the emergency department with a PCP overdose. Which intervention can the nurse anticipate the patient will require?

• A) Administering a benzodiazepine as prescribed
• B) Inducing vomiting
• C) Assisting with lavage
• D) Administering Narcan as prescribed

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Definitions:

Existence Need Category

Basic human needs related to physical and material well-being, such as food, water, shelter, and safety.

Alderfer

Refers to Clayton Paul Alderfer's ERG theory, which condenses Maslow's hierarchy of needs into three core needs: Existence, Relatedness, and Growth.

Motivation Factors

Elements or conditions that encourage a person to act or behave in a certain way, often leading to increased effort and energy towards achieving a goal.

Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory

A theory of motivation proposing that job satisfaction and dissatisfaction arise from two different sets of factors: hygiene factors and motivators.