The nurse uses a picture to demonstrate the bullae and blebs associated with emphysema. The nurse points out that the difference between the two is that blebs (select all that apply):
1. are between the alveolar spaces in the lungs.
2. are in the lung parenchyma.
3. can rupture, causing the lungs to collapse.
4. are responsible for diaphragm flattening.
5. are precancerous.
2, 3
Blebs are growths inside the organ of the lung that enlarge and rupture, causing lung col-lapse. Bullae are the lesions between the alveolar spaces. Neither are the cause of diaphragm flattening nor are they precancerous.
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A. "Are you having any pain?" B. "Come in now to be evaluated." C. "Did you have any trauma?" D. "It is too early for membrane rupture."
A public health nurse is working in a community where there have been multiple closures of large factories leaving many individuals without employment. Unemployment places this population at risk for:
a. Becoming an abuser at home b. Committing violence in and outside the home c. Applying for unemployment benefits d. Neglecting the needs of their children
The nurse reinforces that the immunization for HBV is believed to provide _____ immunity
Fill in the blanks with correct word