The nurse is assisting the health care provider (HCP) with a client's chest tube removal. Just as the HCP prepares to pull the chest tube, what instructions should the nurse give the client?
a. "Breathe as you normally would."
b. "Inhale and exhale slowly."
c. "Take a breath in, hold it, and bear down."
d. "Take rapid shallow breaths, similar to panting."
Ans: c. "Take a breath in, hold it, and bear down."
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a. Avoidance of restraints b. Medication management to enhance orientation c. Use of restraints d. Use of indwelling catheters e. Noise reduction
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1. "This situation is very sad, but time is a great healer." 2. "You are sad, but you must be strong for your other children." 3. "Once you cry it all out, things will seem so much better." 4. "It must be horrible to lose a child, and I'll stay with you until your husband arrives."
Somatostatin is:
A. a releasing hormone that stimulates the release of the growth hormone. B. an inhibitory hormone released from the pituitary gland. C. a releasing hormone produced by the target organ. D. an inhibitory hormone produced by the hypothalamus.
________________________ is the transfer of responsibility for the performance of a nursing activity from a nurse to someone who does not already have the authority.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).