The nurse assesses wheezes in a patient with asthma and realizes that these breath sounds result from:
1. increased thickness of respiratory secretions.
2. use of accessory muscles of respiration.
3. tachypnea and tachycardia.
4. movement of air through narrowed airways.
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Wheezes are adventitious sounds made by air passing through narrowed passages.
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A nurse is assessing the potential risk factors a patient may have for falling. Which two major factors cause falls?
a. Mental and emotional factors b. Aging and physical factors c. Genetic and environmental factors d. Intrinsic and extrinsic factors
A hospital nurse administrator is working to help the emergency department meet the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations for emergency care
Which initiatives should be included in this work? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Funding for a new pediatric coordinator position in the ED 2. Revision of the ED physical layout to improve patient flow 3. Decreasing the number of standards that affect the operation of the ED 4. Advocating for payment for all ED care provided 5. Development of a clinical decision unit
Cesarean birth:
1. is declining in frequency in the 21st century in the United States. 2. is more likely to be for the poor in public hospitals who don't get the nurse coun-seling of wealthier patients. 3. is performed primarily for the benefit of the fetus. 4. can be either elected or refused by women as their absolute legal right.