A person can breathe deeply and comfortably only when sitting. This is:
a. Apnea
b. Bradypnea
c. Dyspnea
d. Orthopnea
D
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A patient is receiving tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for the treatment of an ischemic stroke. Which nursing interventions are indicated?
1. Insert a nasogastric tube for nutritional support. 2. Monitor for renal stone formation. 3. Monitor for deterioration of neurological status. 4. Reposition every 15 minutes.
A student nurse is instructing a patient restricted to partial weight-bearing on the safe use of crutches. A nurse intervenes when she hears the student say:
1. "If the knee is flexed and the foot is held behind the crutches, it can affect your balance, causing you to fall backward." 2. "Since you are able to bear partial weight on the affected limb, you should use a two-point gait." 3. "Bearing weight on the axilla can cause compression of nerves and can lead to nerve damage affecting the arm and hand." 4. "When walking upstairs on crutches, you should place the affected leg on the step, then move up the crutches and the unaffected leg."
From genetic testing a client learns of having a Y-linked genetic disorder. Which health problem would be explained by this finding?
1. Infertility 2. Hemophilia A 3. Beta-thalassemia 4. Tay-Sachs disease
How is the first heart sound (S1) created?
a. Pulmonic and tricuspid valves close. b. Mitral and aortic valves close. c. Aortic and pulmonic valves close. d. Mitral and tricuspid valves close.