A 65-year-old woman visits the healthcare facility for a checkup. The nurse observes symptoms like nasal flaring, diaphoresis, and cyanosis. The nurse interprets these findings as suggestive of which of the following?
A) Asthma
B) Dysphagia
C) Heartburn
D) Heat exhaustion
A
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1. Hormone dysregulation 2. Peer influences 3. Co-morbid medical illness 4. Exposure to different forms of media 5. Loss of connection to family or culture
The nurse is assessing a patient who is unable to supply a self-report of pain. What should the nurse do to assess the patient's pain?
1. Use a surrogate pain rating from the family or caregiver. 2. Document that the client cannot scale the pain. 3. Document the client's pain using a numeric rating scale. 4. Use the McGill pain questionnaire to assess the pain.
A nurse is educating clients on the working of the sensory system. Which factor would the nurse tell the client vision dependent on?
A) Contrast between object and background B) Protective outer layer of the eyeball C) Specific color of the eye D) Nutrient and oxygen provided to the eye
A patient asks why albuterol causes a feeling of jitteriness when it is used to treat wheezing
The nurse knows that albuterol is a beta-adrenergic agonist that acts on beta2 receptor sites to cause smooth muscle dilation in the bronchioles of the lungs, but that it also can sometimes act on beta1 receptor sites in skeletal muscles to cause tremors. To explain this to the patient, the nurse will rely on knowledge of: a. drug selectivity. b. modified occupancy theory. c. relative potency. d. reversible effects.