A patient comes to the Emergency Department with inspiratory and expiratory wheezing, dyspnea, nonproductive cough, and tachypnea. What treatment does the healthcare professional anticipate for this patient as the priority?
a. Sputum culture
b. History of illness exposure
c. Antibiotics
d. Inhaled bronchodilator
Ans: d. Inhaled bronchodilator
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The nurse measures a client's vital signs according to agency policy, as well as:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Before discharge 2. At least every six hours if the client has had an elevated temperature within the past 24 hours 3. Before calling the physician 4. Before transfer to a new unit 5. On admission to a facility
Factors affecting communication during the interview process include which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Setting d. Personal space b. Distance e. Nonverbal cues c. Verbal cues f. Active listening
During health class a student asks the school nurse how come flatus smells. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) Intestinal bacteria form chemicals that cause odor. Gas is also formed. Among the gases formed are hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, and they are expelled from the body as flatus. B) Intestinal bacteria form chemicals that make our stool smell. C) By the time we expel flatus from our rectum it has picked up all the bad smells from what is in our intestines. D) Flatus doesn't smell until it hits the air.
A client with BPH asks why his enlarged prostate is causing difficulty with urination. Which is the nurse's most accurate response?
a. "It compresses the urethra, blocking the flow of urine." b. "It presses on the kidneys, decreasing urine formation." c. "It secretes acids that weaken the bladder, causing dribbling." d. "It destroys nerves, decreasing awareness of a full bladder."