The patient has experienced a toxic inhalation injury that has significantly damaged his type II alveolar cells. The nurse should expect to find which of the following?
A) Impaired gas exchange and atelectasis
B) Bronchospasm and wheezing
C) Laryngospasm and stridor
D) Eupnea and bradycardia
A
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The nurse assesses the postoperative patient who had abdominal surgery and finds a complete absence of bowel sounds caused by what reflex?
A) Gastrocolic reflex B) Renointestinal reflex C) Intestinal–intestinal reflex D) Somatointestinal reflex
The following people enter the health clinic together: an unmarried man and his year-old son, an unmarried woman with a year-old daughter, and the man's married brother, who is separated from his wife. During the assessment it is determined that both men work and contribute to the household, where all of them live. Which of the following best describes the "family"?
a. The group consists of three families: the man and his son, the woman and her daughter, and the brother, who is married even though he and his wife are separated. b. There are two families involved: first, the unmarried man and woman and their two children, and second, the brother, who is married even though he and his wife are separated. c. There is no family here, only three adults sharing resources between themselves and two biologically related children. d. The family includes whoever the adults state are family members.
The nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical–surgical unit. Which clients would the nurse assess as predisposed to constipation?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. A client who is 85 years old 2. A client with a bacterial infection 3. A client with a history of malabsorption 4. A client with a sedentary lifestyle 5. A client with decreased food intake
The goal of parish nursing is
1. To enhance spirituality of communities through teaching healthy lifestyle choices 2. To initiate primary prevention activities 3. To develop and sustain health ministries within faith communities 4. To act as a health referral source for churches