Which of the following statements regarding the administration of nitroglycerin tablets is TRUE?
A) An increase in blood pressure should be expected.
B) The patient may complain of a headache after administration.
C) If it is fresh it will have no noticeable taste.
D) It takes 10 to 15 minutes for nitroglycerin to take effect.
Question 2A patient has fallen in his upstairs bathroom and is on the floor when you arrive. Your assessment shows no immediate threat to his airway, breathing or circulatory status, however, he does have deformity and bruising to his left hip. He complains of excruciating pain to the same area. In this situation, you should recognize the need for what category of move?
A) Emergency
B) Urgent
C) Critical
D) Non-urgent
Question 3You are assessing a 68-year-old woman with shortness of breath. Your assessment reveals crackles in all quadrants of the lungs as well as some swelling of the ankles. As you take her vital signs you see that she is becoming anxious and her breathing is becoming more shallow. Which of the following should you do?
A) Increase her oxygen flow to 15 lpm via nonrebreather.
B) Apply continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
C) Give her another albuterol treatment.
D) Start an IV and consider giving her a fluid bolus of 500ml.
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