A group of students are reviewing information about respiratory arrest in children
The students demonstrate understanding of this information when they identify which of the following as a common cause involving the upper airway? Select all answers that apply.
A) Croup
B) Asthma
C) Pertussis
D) Epiglottitis
E) Pneumothorax
A, D
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The nurse is instructing a patient on nitroglycerin tablets prescribed to treat angina. Which statement(s) should be included in the nurse's instructions?
Select all that apply. 1. "Take a second dose if the angina is not relieved within five minutes." 2. "The drug should remain in this brown bottle since it is sensitive to light." 3. "Store this medication in your bathroom medicine cabinet so it is readily available to you." 4. "Eating or drinking will not interfere when taking the medication." 5. "Call your doctor immediately if you develop a headache when taking this drug."
The instructor asks the nursing student to define therapeutic communication. The student's most appropriate response is that therapeutic communication refers to
a. psychotherapy. b. social communication. c. developing a trusting relationship. d. emotional commitment to another.
A patient has a tumor of the spinal cord. The patient is administered a corticosteroid. What effect will the corticosteroid have on the tumor?
A) It will allow the tumor to be more susceptible to treatment. B) It will decrease the chance of infection and meningitis. C) It will assist in decreasing the edema at the site of the tumor. D) It will cause muscle weakness and atrophy, but decrease the tumor.
Compared to older infants of comparable weight, how much higher is the morbidity and mortality rate for preterm infants?
a. 1 to 2 times b. 2 to 3 times c. 3 to 4 times d. 4 to 5 times