Which factor contributes to the production of mucus associated with chronic bronchitis?

a. Airway injury
b. Pulmonary infection
c. Increased Goblet cell size
d. Bronchospasms


Ans: c. Increased Goblet cell size

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You are the circulating nurse in an outpatient surgery center. Your patient is scheduled to receive moderate sedation. You know that a patient receiving this form of anesthesia should:

A) Never be left unattended by the nurse B) Receive an antiemetic C) Remember most of the procedure D) Be able to maintain his or her own airway

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The specification of a program's intended behavioral outcomes facilitates the collection of data in goal-free evaluation

A) True B) False

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The interprofessional core team includes members from which disciplines?

a. Nursing, medicine, volunteers, and nutrition b. Medicine, nursing, social work, and clergy c. Medicine, nursing, physical therapists, and volunteers d. Nursing, home health aides, volunteers, and clergy

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The nurse would evaluate a patient with an ostomy as understanding how to protect the skin if the patient cuts the skin barrier to which of the following measurements?

a. Tight to the base of the stoma b. 1/16 to 1/8 inch from the stoma c. 1/4 to 1/3 inch from the stoma d. 1/3 to 1/2 inch from the stoma

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