The nurse is assessing an 80-year-old patient who has no underlying respiratory pathology but whose carbon dioxide level is slightly elevated. The nurse would contribute this increase to which changes associated with normal aging?
1. Alveolar-capillary membrane thinning
2. Increase in total lung surface area
3. Increase in size of the airways
4. Increase in air trapping
5. Overgrowth of alveoli
3, 4
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A nurse manager in a hospital receives Joint Commission sentinel event alerts. When one is received that concerns a process that occurs in the manager's facility, the best action by this manager is to
a. consult with other managers to see whether this has been a problem. b. create a file and add related information as it becomes available. c. initiate a new policy to address the shortcomings of the process. d. investigate how this process has been affecting patient safety.
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