A young man sustained a severe chest injury with multiple rib fractures in a snowmobile accident. What is an important and relatively common complication of this type of injury?
A. Pneumothorax secondary to laceration of the lung by broken ends of the fractured ribs
B. Pulmonary embolism due to the lung injury
C. Pneumonia
D. Emphysema
A
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The mother says that the little girl had not eaten anything unusual, consuming homemade chicken strips and carrot sticks the evening prior. Which bacterial infection would the nurse suspect this little girl of contracting? A) Escherichia coli B) Salmonella C) Shigella D) Giardia lamblia
The student nurses are studying diseases of the lower GI tract. Many of the diseases can be identified by the characteristics of the patient's stool. What would voluminous, greasy stools suggest?
A) Intestinal malabsorption B) Inflammatory colitis C) Colon cancer D) Small bowel obstruction
Explain what is meant by this statement: "Children with severe chronic conditions have complex care needs with great family demands."
What will be an ideal response?
The nurse is working with a client who recently began wearing hearing aids. The nurse should instruct the client on:
1. Care and cleaning requirements. 2. Wearing the devices when needed. 3. Wearing the devices at night. 4. Leaving the devices on at all times.