A client is diagnosed with a pulmonary disorder that causes COPD. Lungs tissue changes are normally reversible with this condition. The nurse understands that which is the client's most likely diagnosis?
a. Asthma
b. Emphysema
c. Bronchiectasis
d. Chronic bronchitis
Answer: a. Asthma
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A nurse is working with a woman in her second trimester and her partner. The partner comes to clinic appointments but spends his time texting on his cell phone in the waiting room. The woman states that this behavior makes her sad
Which action by the nurse is best? A. Ask the father to turn off his cell phone in the clinic. B. Assess the woman for ongoing relationship problems. C. Invite the father into the exam room to listen to the baby's heartbeat. D. Refer the couple to counseling for depression.
A resident asks an LPN/LVN, "What is meant by the practical/vocational nurse's standard of care in a long-term care agency?"
The LPN/LVN should respond, "The practical/vocational nurse who provides care for residents in a long-term care agency must implement care that is consistent with a. shortcuts acceptable to the agency that allow nurses to assume larger and more complex patient assignments." b. care that an ordinary, prudent LPN/LVN with the same education and experience would perform in similar circumstances." c. the minimum competency necessary to function as a health care giver in the state in which the nurse resides." d. customs of the agency in which the nurse is employed."
When assessing a patient for adverse reactions to the combination of isoniazid and rifampin (Rifadin), the nurse would monitor which laboratory results?
a. Liver function tests (LFTs) b. Complete blood cell count (CBC) c. Uric acid levels d. Calcium levels
The nurse is precepting a student nurse and explains that perioperative nursing care occurs
a. Before, during, and after surgery. b. In preadmission testing. c. During the surgical procedure. d. In the postanesthesia care unit.