A patient with symptoms of myocardial infarction has received alteplase within the needed time-frame. What nursing intervention should the nurse implement to help keep the patient safe? If bleeding occurs at IV site, hold pressure 5 minutes. Implement strict bed rest and pad the side rails Place a fall precautions armband on the patient Insert a foley catheter so patient will not need to go to bathroom

In a study of a weight loss program, 40 subjects lost a mean of 3.0 lb after 12 months. does the weight loss program have practical significance? a. yes, because the weight loss program worked and the subjects lost a mean of 3.0 lb. b. no, because the mean weight loss of 3.0 lb after one year does not seem to justify the program. c. no, because the sample of 40 subjects was too small to determine if the program was useful. d. yes, because the mean weight loss of 3.0 lb after one year does seems to justify the program.

A 22-year-old female patient slipped running down stairs and has injured her right tibia and fibula. you have used an air splint to splint the injury. to test the splint, you can:

Mark's girlfriend dropped him off at a party, and then she went to visit her best friend two blocks away. when mark called his girlfriend to get a ride home, he could tell she had been drinking. what is mark's best plan of action? ride home with someone else and let his girlfriend drive herself get a friend to take him to his girlfriend's car so he can drive them both home ask his girlfriend to drive to the party, and then mark will drive them both home let his girlfriend drive them home slow to avoid getting pulled over