What Should the Nurse Do to Prevent a Patient from Aspirating

question 23

Multiple Choice

What should the nurse do to prevent a patient from aspirating during a seizure?

• A)Insert an oral airway.
• B)Restrain the patient securely.
• C)Sit the patient upright.
• D)Turn the patient onto his/her side.

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Definitions:

Self-Control Problems

Self-control problems refer to the difficulty individuals face in resisting short-term temptations in order to achieve long-term goals.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method or decision.

Self-Control Problem

The difficulty individuals face in resisting short-term temptations to meet long-term goals.