A Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Hypothermia and Frostbite

question 17

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client with hypothermia and frostbite of the nose and fingers.Which action by the nurse is inappropriate for this client?

• A) Massage frostbite areas to rewarm them and increase circulation.
• B) Rapidly rewarm affected areas in circulating warm water.
• C) Keep the client on bedrest with the affected parts elevated.
• D) Debride blisters.

Know the medicinal uses of substances like cocaine and morphine.

Understand the process of learning to use marijuana as described by Howard Becker.

Identify specific drugs by their colloquial names.

Understand the variations in alcohol consumption patterns and alcoholism rates across different ethnic groups and genders.

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Definitions:

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Ecosystem

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