During a health fair, a 72-year-old male client tells the nurse that he is experiencing shortness of breath. Auscultation reveals crackles and wheezing in both lungs. Suspecting that the client might have chronic bronchitis, which classic symptom should the nurse expect this client to have?
A) Racing pulse with exertion.
B) Clubbing of the fingers.
C) An increased chest diameter.
D) Productive cough with grayish-white sputum.
Answer: D) Productive cough with grayish-white sputum.
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1. "Alcohol and nicotine abuse use over many years." 2. "A residual virus following a bout of childhood chickenpox." 3. "Strep throat or respiratory infection, resulting in rheumatic fever." 4. "Uncontrolled triglycerides and cholesterol."
The nurse manager asks the staff nurse to work a double shift because the census is high. Although the nurse realizes the staffing for the night shift is low, the nurse has already made a family commitment for the same night
This is an example of which concept? 1. Intrapersonal conflict 2. Interpersonal conflict 3. Intragroup conflict 4. Intergroup conflict
For a client who has aplastic anemia and has not responded to medical treatment, the client's BEST hope for recovery would be:
a. administration of antithymocyte globulin for 7 to 10 days b. bone marrow transplant c. transfusions of packed cells and platelets d. treatment with antibiotics