A nurse is administering 100% oxygen to a child with a pneumothorax based on the understanding that this treatment is used primarily for which reason?
A) Improve gas exchange
B) Bypass the obstruction
C) Hasten air reabsorption
D) Prevent hypoxemia
C
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A patient of the Asian culture tells the nurse than an alteration in yin and yang will lead to disease. Which variable can affect the body's yin and yang?
A. The weather B. Clothing C. Social class D. Improper food preparation
A community health nurse visits an older adult whose spouse died 6 months ago. Three vodka bottles are in the trash. The person says, "I get lonely and drink a little to help me forget." Select the nurse's most therapeutic intervention
a. Teach the person about alcoholism, and suggest other coping strategies. b. Request a mental health consultation to assess for alcohol dependency. c. Advise the person not to drink alone, because the risks for injury increase. d. Arrange for the person to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting for older adults.
The home health nurse did not know what to do when the family was home but did not invite the nurse in. What should the nurse do?
A. Leave a note saying that the nurse would come back next week, then go back to build trust. B. Give up and give care to someone who wants nursing care services. C. Report the incident to the agency supervisor and ask to be reassigned elsewhere. D. Stay for awhile; the family might change their mind and let the nurse in.
Which situation is considered a family crisis?
a. Husband loses job and family is now homeless. b. Child dies and parents go to grief counseling. c. Mother is hospitalized for two weeks and neighbors help care for the children. d. Nurse goes to home to give chemotherapy to child with cancer.