A nurse is preparing to auscultate a client's breath sounds. To assess vesicular breath sounds, the nurse places the stethoscope over:
A. Major bronchi
B. The xiphoid process
C. The trachea and larynx
D. The peripheral lung fields
Answer: D. The peripheral lung fields
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The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child diagnosed with H. influenzae type B. Which signs and symptoms exhibited by the child would alert the nurse to suspect epiglottitis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Harsh cough b. Restlessness c. Edematous epiglottis d. Child insists on lying down e. Drooling
Technology has changed health care. Which of the following best depicts how technology has impacted the consumer?
1. The consumer is savvier about health and health care. 2. Technological advances are too expensive for the consumer to employ. 3. Technology has created information overload for all consumers. 4. Consumers are afraid of reading about their health online.
A client is admitted to the intensive care unit with severe dyspnea, fear, noisy respirations, sweating, and tachypnea. The nurse would recognize that the client is exhibiting manifestations of
a. acute pulmonary edema. b. acute myocardial infarction. c. chronic congestive heart failure. d. right ventricular failure.