The nurse is providing care to a patient with allergic rhinitis. Which is an unexpected finding during the physical assessment?
1) Pale and boggy mucosa
2) Tender, palpable cervical nodes
3) Periorbital puffiness
4) History of allergic disorders
ANS: 2
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A) By binding with fibrin B) By binding with platelets C) By activating plasmin D) By activating factor VII
A patient waiting in the presurgical holding area asks the nurse, "Why exactly do they have to put a breathing tube into me? My surgery is on my knee." What is the best rationale for intubation during a surgical procedure that the nurse should describe?
A) The tube provides an airway for ventilation. B) The tube protects the patient's esophagus from trauma. C) The patient may receive an antiemetic through the tube. D) The patient's vital signs can be monitored with the tube.
A homecare nurse visits an older patient who lives in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Commu-nity (NORC). The nurse understands that NORCs are:
a. purpose-built senior housing communities. b. neighborhoods or buildings where a large segment of the residents are older adults. c. communities where volunteers coordinate access to services for older adults. d. intentional collaborative housing where residents participate in the design and op-eration of the neighborhood.
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