A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department Having Had

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought to the emergency department having had a rock chip imbed in the right eye.The nurse's initial action should be to:

• A) Turn the patient to the left side and prepare to remove the chip.
• B) Flush the right eye with normal saline.
• C) Keep the patient flat.
• D) Cover both eyes.

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Definitions:

Transactional Analysis

A psychoanalytic theory and therapy wherein social transactions are analyzed to determine the ego state of the communicator as a basis for understanding behavior.

Human Personality

The combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual, distinguishing one person from another.

Ego States

Psychological constructs representing different parts of one's personality or experiences, often used in transactional analysis.

Ego State

Represents the different parts of our personality that become activated in response to different situations, based on transactional analysis theory.