The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The
nurse notices that the client is experiencing breathing difficulty. What position helps to
alleviate the client's dyspnea?
A) Lying supine with a single pillow
B) Sitting upright or in a semi-sitting position
C) Lying with the legs slightly elevated
D) Lying supine with head slightly lowered
B
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The nurse encourages the patient with essential hypertension that a first-line therapeutic approach to lower blood pressure is (select all that apply):
1. smoking cessation. 2. beta-blockers. 3. exercise programs. 4. weight loss. 5. decrease of sodium intake.
Objectives for school health programs include all of the following except
1. Diagnosis and treatment of conditions that might impede learning. 2. Encouragement of health care to correct remedial defects. 3. Prevention and control of infectious disease. 4. Provision of contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancy. 5. Provision of emergency care for injury or sudden illness.
The parents of a child with congenital adrenal hyperplasia bring the child to the emergency department for evaluation because the child has had persistent vomiting
Which of the following would lead the nurse to suspect that the child is experiencing an acute adrenal crisis? A) Hypernatremia B) Bradycardia C) Hypertension D) Hyperkalemia
A toddler and his or her parents may have conflicts over eating habits, which is characteristic of the toddler's developmental task of:
1. Autonomy 2. Generativity 3. Intimacy 4. Trust