A nurse charts that a patient has had periods of tachypnea during the night. What does this means in regard to the respiration rate?
a. Below 12 breaths/min
b. Uneven, with periods of apnea
c. Gradually deepening, then shallow, and then periods of apnea
d. Above 20 breaths/min
D
Tachypnea is a respiration rate above 20 breaths/min. Option a describes bradypnea, option b describes Biot respirations, and option c describes Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
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a. weight gain c. tachycardia b. constipation d. lowered body temperature
Which type of tort may occur if a client is not allowed to leave the hospital after receiving emergency care until the bill is paid?
a. Assault b. Battery c. Invasion of privacy d. False imprisonment
Unhappy health care customers usually
A) return to the same institution. B) find another health care provider. C) complain to the institution. D) none of the above