A nursing instructor is preparing a class on chronic lung disease. Which of the following would the instructor include when describing this disorder?
A) It is a result of cystic fibrosis.
B) It is seen most commonly in premature infants.
C) It typically affects females more often than males.
D) It is characterized by bradypnea.
B
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The population nurse is reviewing the purpose of multilateral health agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO). What should the nurse identify as this organization's major purpose?
1. Direct and coordinate global health efforts and work with countries to strengthen their health programs. 2. Work on set programs with selected countries to improve health efforts. 3. Improve health outcomes in Third World countries. 4. Coordinate health programs and efforts with other United Nations Assembly members.
Which nursing actions would reduce the risk of complications associated with suctioning?
Select all that apply. 1. Suctioning only as needed 2. Using sterile technique 3. Instilling normal saline to thin secretions 4. Choosing the correct catheter size 5. Lowering oxygen concentration
A home health care nurse is working with an elderly client whose husband passed away 4 years ago. The couple had been married 56 years. The client still sets a place at the dinner table for her husband
She has never removed any of his clothing or other personal items from her house. The nurse understands that this client is suffering from A) normal grief. B) pathological grief. C) survivor guilt. D) hopelessness.
In vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is a common approach for women with blocked fallopian tubes or with unexplained infertility and for men with very low sperm counts
A husband and wife have arrived for their pre-procedural interview. The husband asks the nurse to explain what the procedure entails. The nurse's most appropriate response is a. "IVF is a type of assisted reproductive therapy that involves collecting eggs from your wife's ovaries, fertilizing them in the lab with your sperm, and transferring the embryo to her uterus." b. "A donor embryo will be transferred into your wife's uterus." c. "Donor sperm will be used to inseminate your wife." d. "Don't worry about the technical stuff; that's what we are here for."