The nurse is planning on instructed a "PT" with chronic vertigo about safety measures to prevent exacerbation of symptoms or injury. The nurse plans to teach the "PT" that it is important to.
A) Turn head slowly when spoken to
B) Remove throw rugs and clutter in the home.
C) Drive at times when the "PT" doesn't feel dizzy
D) Walk into the bedroom and lie down when vertigo is experienced
Answer: B) Remove throw rugs and clutter in the home.
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The client tells you that he can stop several asthma attacks each day within a few minutes of their onset by using a short-acting beta-agonist inhaler and wants to know why he should bother to use regularly scheduled systemic drugs
What is your best response? A. "Frequent asthma attacks, even if they are halted relatively quickly, damage the bronchial tissues over time." B. "If asthma attacks are uncontrolled they lead to the eventual development of lung cancer and emphysema." C. "Using only short-acting beta agonists will lead to the development of drug resis-tance and then the drug won't work when you need it." D. "Beta-agonist inhaled drugs only treat the inflammatory aspects of asthma and do not help the inflammatory aspects of the disease."
You teach a child to imagine that she is swimming in a cool, shady park where nothing can harm her during a blood-drawing procedure. This technique is called
A) imagery. B) thought stopping. C) park therapy. D) nerve stimulation.
A nurse is caring for a patient with a pneumothorax and a newly placed right-sided anterior chest tube connected to dry suction. The nurse notes bubbles in the middle chamber. What should the nurse should conclude?
1. This is expected with a pneumothorax and will not be seen once the pneumothorax has resolved. 2. This indicates an air leak; the nurse should examine and secure all connections with tape. 3. This indicates a malfunction in the suction setup; the nurse should stop the suction and notify the physician. 4. This is expected with all chest tubes and indicates that the suction is functioning properly.