Question

The day after the client's admission to the hospital, the LPN/LVN finds the client slumped on the floor with a razor blade in the left hand and blood pouring from the client's right wrist. It is MOST important for the LPN/LVN to take which of the following actions?

1. Ask the client why he is punishing himself this way.
2. Ask the client what precipitated the present crisis.
3. While a nurse assistant applies pressure to the wound, notify the physician.
4. Shout the agency emergency phrase and stay with the client.

Answer 1

Answer:

It is MOST important for the LPN/LVN to “3. While a nurse assistant applies pressure to the wound, notify the physician.”

Explanation:

It is very important to apply pressure on the wound in order to stop the bleeding first then call a physician before asking whatever questions later after saving the clients life first.

A physician, medical practitioner, medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a professional who practises medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments