The client with esophageal reflux who experiences regurgitation while lying flat is at risk for which complication?
A. Erosion
B. Bleeding
C. Aspiration
D. Odynophagia
C
Regurgitation of stomach contents while the client is recumbent poses a risk of aspiration for the client.
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The nurse is preparing a client for elective surgery. The appropriate description for this type of surgery is:
1. Surgery that involves a high degree of risk. 2. Surgery that normally involves little risk. 3. Surgery that is performed immediately to preserve function. 4. Surgery that is performed to improve the client's life.
Sleep terrors usually occur only once a night, during stages 3 and 4 of NREM sleep. They are often accompanied by these physical signs:
1. intense stress. 2. sexual arousal. 3. physical strength. 4. intense motor activity.
A staff nurse overhears a health care professional use coercion to make a patient agree to participate in a research study. What should the staff nurse do?
a. Confront the researcher with concerns. b. Document suspicions in the patient's medical record. c. Contact the hospital's Institutional Review Board. d. Secretly tape-record the researcher's interaction with a potential subject.
List four actions to take when caring for a patient with an amputated leg.
What will be an ideal response?