An Unconscious Patient Is Admitted to the Emergency Department 45

question 16

Multiple Choice

An unconscious patient is admitted to the emergency department 45 minutes after ingesting approximately 30 diazepam (Valium) tablets. The health care provider prescribes gastric lavage. The first action the nurse will plan when implementing the order is to

• A) position the patient on his or her side.
• B) insert a large-bore nasogastric tube.
• C) assist the health care provider to intubate the patient.
• D) prepare a 60-ml syringe with saline.

Understand the impact of Federal Reserve's actions on interest rates and investment spending.

Grasp the relationship between monetary policy actions and inflation.

Know the composition and functions of legal reserves.

Identify and distinguish between the different tools the Federal Reserve uses to control the money supply.

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