A Triage Nurse in a Busy Emergency Department Assesses a Patient

question 10

Multiple Choice

A triage nurse in a busy emergency department assesses a patient who complains of 6/10 abdominal pain and states, "I had a temperature of 104.6º F ( 40.3º C ) at home." The nurse's first action should be to

• A) assess the patient's current vital signs.
• B) obtain a clean-catch urine for urinalysis.
• C) tell the patient that it may be several hours before being seen by the doctor.
• D) ask the health care provider to order an analgesic medication for the patient.

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Understand the diagnosis and symptomatology of schizophrenia and related disorders.

Identify various therapeutic approaches for treating schizophrenia.

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