Atrial fibrillation, rheumatic heart disease, and valvular prosthetics are risk factors for which type of stroke?
a. Hemorrhagic
b. Thrombotic
c. Embolic
d. Lacunar
Answer: c. Embolic
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A patient has a history of COPD. His pulse oximetry reading is 97%. What other findings would indicate adequate tissue and organ oxygenation? Choose all that apply
1) Normal urine output 2) Strong peripheral pulses 3) Clear breath sounds bilaterally 4) Normal muscle strength
A patient aspirated while eating and suffered a respiratory arrest. A code blue was called, the obstruction was removed, but the patient required endotracheal intubation. Postintubation, the nurse hears breath sounds bilaterally, but the carbon dioxide monitor indicates a higher than expected level. Which patient history could account for this discrepancy?
1. The patient's original admittance diagnosis was dehydration. 2. The patient's wife reports, "We were talking and laughing when he choked." 3. The patient has history of calcium deficiency requiring dietary supplementation. 4. The patient's wife says, "He had some heartburn earlier, so the nurse had given him a lemon-lime soda to drink with his supper."
Which position would the nurse suggest for second-stage labor if the pelvic outlet needs to be increased?
a. Semirecumbent b. Sitting c. Squatting d. Side-lying
The nurse is reviewing theories that examine the concept of self. When learning about Patricia Benner's theory of the concept of self, which should the nurse recognize as the definition of a novice nurse?
1. Any nurse who is unfamiliar with both the patients and the tools required to provide patient care. 2. Any nurse who is unfamiliar with both the disease process and treatment plan required to provide patient care. 3. Any nurse who is unfamiliar with both the assessment and planning required to provide patient care. 4. Any nurse who is unfamiliar with both the pharmacologic and the nonpharmacologic therapies required to provide patient care.