The nurse instructs the client about skin massage and the gate control theory of pain. which statement would be appropriate for the nurse to include for client understanding of the nonpharmacologic pain relief methods?

While carrying a rack of tubes containing blood to be discarded in the biohazard container, jennifer slips and falls. the tubes scatter everywhere, but, fortunately, only three of them break. this accident occurred in the main hallway, so jennifer needs to think fast and get this mess cleaned up. what ppe should jennifer apply?

Select the correct answer. which is the safest and most effective way to get a deeper stretch? a. massage the muscles being stretched b. inhale and push the stretch until it hurts c. lean into the stretch as you exhale d. place ice on your muscles before stretching

An 80-year-old woman comes to the urgent care clinic with dyspnoea on exertion. on physical examination, her blood pressure is 100/70, and her pulse is 75. she has no pulsus paradoxus. her jugular veins are distended, and she has distant heart sounds. in addition, she has extra third and fourth heart sounds. her liver is enlarged, and she has pedal oedema. she has occasional premature ventricular contractions on her electrocardiogram. a chest x-ray reveals clear lung fields with a dilated cardiac silhouette. her echocardiogram reveals ventricular walls with a "speckled pattern". which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? - alcoholic cardiomyopathy- amyloidosis- haemochromatosis- tuberculosis- viral myocarditis