The nurse recommends a breathing technique to help a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to empty the lungs of used air and to promote inhalation of adequate oxygen. This method of breathing is:
a. pursed-lip breathing.
b. increased inspiration.
c. vital capacity.
d. decreased expiration.
A
Pursed-lip breathing can help empty the lungs of used air and promote inhalation of additional oxygen.
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The major emphasis in prevention that relates to the health of the poor and homeless in a community is to:
1. Have appropriate support services in place to address the health needs of these aggregates. 2. Ensure health services in the schools to keep children healthy. 3. Prevent the factors that cause homelessness and poverty. 4. Ensure sufficient employment opportunities are available for all adults.
A college student has sought care at the campus medical clinical after a 5-day history of malaise that he believes is due to a bad cold. Which of the student's following statements should cause the nurse to suspect an alternative diagnosis?
A) "I never normally get headaches, but I've had a splitting headache for days." B) "My eyes and ears are so itchy that it's driving me crazy." C) "I've been burning up with a fever at night and then getting terrible chills too." D) "My nose is raw because of my runny nose and sneezing."
A patient is admitted for treatment of celiac sprue. Which nursing intervention is indicated to address this patient's nutritional needs?
1. Instruct the patient to consume products identified as "new and improved." 2. Encourage the patient to try an oral lactase enzyme product. 3. Limit iron and B vitamin intake. 4. Identify gluten-containing foods and eliminate them from the diet.
The nurse reviews the functions of the gastrointestinal system for a patient with celiac disease. Which statement by the patient indicates that teaching has been effective?
1. "The stomach begins the process of absorbing nutrients." 2. "The stomach turns food into liquid so it can be digested." 3. "The stomach begins the digestion of carbohydrates." 4. "The stomach secretes sulfuric acid."