Which of the following describes how the body compensates for anemia?
a. Increasing rate and depth of breathing
b. Decreasing capillary vasoconstriction
c. Hemoglobin holding more firmly onto oxygen
d. Kidneys releasing more erythropoietin
Answer: a. Increasing rate and depth of breathing
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1. assault. 2. oral defamation. 3. false imprisonment. 4. a breach of confidentiality.
The nurse is instilling an antibiotic solution into the ear of an adult with otitis media. Which nursing action is most correct to ensure that the medication travels down the ear canal?
A) Pull the auricle upward and back to instill the medication. B) Place a cotton ball in the ear canal to keep the medication in place. C) Pull the auricle downward and back to instill the medication. D) Use a cotton tip applicator to spread the medication deep in the canal.
An ethnic older adult may experience a loss of self-worth when the nurse
a. informs the patient about ethnic support services. b. allows a patient to rely on ethnic health beliefs and practices. c. has to use an interpreter to provide explanations and teaching. d. emphasizes that a therapeutic diet does not allow ethnic foods.
Your client is a 35-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis. She is unable to voluntarily move any part of her body except for her thumb. She is fed by a G-tube. Her nursing diagnosis would include:
1. Risk for activity intolerance. 2. Impaired physical tolerance. 3. Activity intolerance. 4. Impaired physical mobility.