A 72-year-old woman and her husband are on a cross-country driving vacation. After a long day of driving, they stop for dinner. Midway through the meal, the woman becomes very short of breath, with chest pain and a feeling of panic
Which of the following problems is most likely?
A. Pulmonary edema
B. Heart failure
C. Pulmonary embolism
D. Pneumonia
C
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A) Consulting an authority B) Using intuition C) Obtaining the newest research D) Relying on experience
The teen is concerned about the ability to continue working at his after-school job and his participation on the basketball team. The nurse would instruct the patient about activity. Which of the following instructions would be most appropriate?
a. The prognosis for this disease is poor b. The teen will be in isolation until the fever resolves c. The teen will have a prolonged recovery and will be debilitated for many months in the future d. The return to usual activities is based on the teen's energy level, unless the spleen enlarges
The straight abdominal binder, the double T binder and the breast binder are all commonly used on females
True False
Which of the following is not a gram-negative organism?
A. E. coli B. K. pneumoniae C. P. mirabilis D. S. saprophyticus