The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is experiencing increasing respiratory difficulty. The client has refused being placed on a mechanical ventilator and the nurse is aware that which would provide possible respiratory assistance to this client?
A. Place an endotracheal tube without the use of a mechanical ventilator.
B. Provide supplemental oxygen using a Venturi face mask.
C. Put a nonrebreather mask on the client to help him breathe.
D. Place the client on a bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machine.
Answer: D
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A nursing instructor is describing the hormones involved in the menstrual cycle to a group of nursing students
The instructor determines the teaching was successful when the students identify follicle-stimulating hormone as being secreted by which of the following? A) Hypothalamus B) Anterior pituitary gland C) Ovaries D) Corpus luteum
The nurse is explaining to a patient with Parkinson's disease the steps in which the neurotransmitter dopamine functions to impact motor movement. In which order will the nurse explain these steps?
What will be an ideal response?
A new nurse has been on the job for 6 months and is tired after working several days of 12-hour shifts. The supervisor asks her to stay and work longer because someone called in sick
When she hesitates, the supervisor makes the comment, "You don't want to abandon your client, do you?" This nurse recognizes abandonment would best be represented by which examples? (Select all that apply.) A) She calls the supervisor to let her know she may not be able to complete the task. B) She asks another nurse to cover for her while she takes a break. C) She sneaks out without telling anyone. D) She sits down to do charting and realizes 30 minutes later, she is still sitting. E) She goes to lunch break and falls asleep.