For newborns with meconium aspiration syndrome, treatment would be directed at
a. improving oxygenation
b. suctioning meconium from trachea
c. surfactant replacement therapy
Answer: a. improving oxygenation
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A) Impaired Physical Mobility B) Acute Pain C) Disturbed Auditory Sensory Perception D) Risk for Injury E) Risk for Unstable Blood Glucose
Coarse crackles are characterized by crackling or gurgling sounds that
a. occur during both inspiration and expiration. b. mimic the sound caused by rolling hair with your fingers near your ear. c. cannot be cleared by coughing. d. result from air passing through moisture in large airways that reinflate.
When the nurse is inquiring about the patient's level of pain, which of the following statements would best support the patient?
a. "Does your stomach hurt now?" b. "How would you describe your pain?" c. "When the pain occurs, does the medicine help?" d. "Do you use more than one pain remedy?"
The nurse notices burn marks on a client's arms that were not noted in the medical record. When questioned about the marks the client responds with, "Oh, sometimes I accidentally burn myself with my cigarette."
The nurse asks, "How does that happen?" The client smiles and says, "Well, maybe it really isn't an accident.". What is the relationship between the behavior and the client's feelings? A) The client wants the nurse to know that the burns are "no big deal.". B) The client is describing a lack of control over the impulses to self-injure. C) The client is telling the nurse that these are intentional acts used to cope. D) The client is expressing suicidal intentions.