The nurse is planning care for a patient scheduled for paracentesis to treat ascites. Which outcome should the nurse use for this patient's plan of care?
A. The patient will not manifest symptoms of hepatomegaly.
B. The patient's spleen will not rupture.
C. The patient's respiratory effort will be lessened.
D. The patient will have normal bilateral breath sounds.
Answer: C
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A woman is seven months pregnant, and has come to the obstetrical clinic for a routine prenatal examination. During the assessment, the nurse hears a soft blowing sound above the mother's symphysis pubis
The rate of sound is synchronous with the mother's heartbeat. The nurse identifies this as: 1. A normal sound called funic souffle. 2. A normal sound called uterine souffle. 3. An abnormal sound representing an aortic aneurysm. 4. An abnormal sound representing a false knot in the cord.
A patient taking entacapone (Comtan) for the
first time calls the clinic to report a dark discoloration of his urine. After listening to the patient, the nurse realizes that what is happening in this situation? a. This is a harmless effect of the drug. b. The patient has taken this drug along with red wine or cheese. c. The patient is having an allergic reaction to the drug. d. The ordered dose is too high for this patient.
The optimal time to perform a gestational age assessment for the neonate born at 26 weeks gestation is:
a. 48-72 hours of age b. after 72 hours of age c. within 12 hours of age