Recent Posts • Latest Topics • Unanswered Questions

A patient, admitted after falling, is unconscious and has open fractures to both femurs. Initial ...

kokokoal

wrote...

Go to Answer

Posts: 175

Rep:

A year ago

A patient, admitted after falling, is unconscious and has open fractures to both femurs. Initial ...

A patient, admitted after falling, is unconscious and has open fractures to both femurs. Initial assessment reveals diminished breath sounds bilaterally despite chest wall movements of breathing. What is the nurse's priority intervention?
1. Roll the patient to the left side.
2. Tilt the patient's head back to open the airway.
3. Do a blind finger sweep of the oral pharynx.
4. Perform a modified jaw thrust maneuver.

Textbook

High-Acuity Nursing

Edition: 6^th

Authors: Wagner, Hardin-Pierce

Read 55 times

1 Reply

Report

Replies

Answer verified by a subject expert

iloveyofacexx3

wrote...

Posts: 467

Rep:

A year ago

More solutions for this book are available here

Report

Related Topics

kokokoal Author

wrote...

A year ago

Thanks

deathDoUsPart

wrote...

Yesterday

this is exactly what I needed

mikeh209

wrote...

2 hours ago

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

New Topic

Quick Reply

Explore

Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers

1063 People Browsing

131 Signed Up Today

Start New Topic Take the Tour CoursesNew Study Tools Topics Trending Browse by Textbook

Live Chat

Related Images

253

3733

826

Your Opinion

Previous poll results: What percentage of nature vs. nurture dictates human intelligence?

Courses by Biology Forums

Strange Ingredients Lurking in Doritos Chips

Bonobos, Chimpanzees, and the 98% DNA Link

The Toxic Skin and Fungi Defense

It's sore throat season, why does my mucus have red spots?

Ready to ask a question on Biology Forums? Try it out

Join Our Community

Biology Forums - Study Force is a free online homework help service catered towards college and high school students. Get homework help and answers to your toughest questions in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, accounting, business, humanities, and more. Master your assignments quickly with thousands of step-by-step solutions to countless textbook questions asked and answered by our members. If we don't have your question, don't worry. You can ask any homework question and get expert homework help in as little as two hours.

Our extensive online study community is made up of college and high school students, teachers, professors, parents and subject enthusiasts who contribute to our vast collection of study resources: textbook solutions, study guides, practice tests, practice problems, lecture notes, equation sheets and more. With our help, your homework will never be the same!

Join for free today

How is Biology Forums - Study Force different than tutoring?

Home Search Q & A Board Gallery Resource Library Blog Dictionary Chat	Quick Links Start a Topic Latest Topics Unanswered Questions Courses Study Tools Browse by Textbook	Social Facebook YouTube Community Stats Who's Online Trending Staff	Help About Us Take the Tour Study Tips Posting Guidelines Terms and Policies Contact Us
Biology Forums - Study Force © 2010-2024 \| Powered by SMF \| SMF © 2015, Simple Machines \| Sitemap Biology-Forums.com is not affiliated with any publisher. Book covers, title and author names appear for reference only.