A patient is having segmental pressure measurements conducted to help diagnose peripheral vascular disease. What finding would indicate the presence of this disorder?
A. Calf pressure higher than the arm
B. Calf pressure lower than the arm
C. Thigh pressure higher than the arm
D. No difference between the arm and leg
Answer: B
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The hospital has a very formal organizational structure and culture
Which conditions or events would indicate that a counterculture is developing within this hospital? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Collaboration and work sharing are becoming more common among nurses in specialty care units. 2. An informal group of nurses, radiology technicians, and physical therapists have been discussing how to better care for clients with hip replacements. 3. Nurses have begun questioning the wisdom of standardizing some nursing procedures. 4. Staffing has become less flexible as more nurses specialize in one aspect of care. 5. A recently updated organizational chart indicates the line authority for each position.
A student nurse is caring for a young adult patient who is immobile with a back injury. On auscultation, the student nurse hears rhonchi in the lower lobes
The student nurse reports this symptom because the patient is developing which complication? a. Increased lung expansion b. Hypostatic pneumonia c. Aspiration pneumonia d. Increased diuresis
A nurse is assessing a child who is suspected of having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Which of the following would the nurse identify as reflecting impulsiveness in the child?
A) Inability to wait his turn B) Restlessness C) Difficulty completing a task D) Risk-taking behavior
The nurse planning care for a client newly diagnosed with elevated serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL initiates a dietary consult for which reason?
1. This particular pattern of dyslipidemia is not amenable to pharmacological agents. 2. Nonpharmacologic approaches to dyslipidemia should be initiated before pharmacologic agents are prescribed. 3. These levels are sufficiently high that pharmacologic intervention alone is unlikely to be successful. 4. Dietary modifications can be useful for lipid disorders, but only as an adjunct intervention after pharmacologic therapy for clients has been initiated.