Advocate
What will be an ideal response?
One who acts in support or defense of a person or cause
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A patient, age 69, has emphysema. On assessment, the nurse notes the presence of a "barrel chest." What does this pathology result from?
a. An increase in the lateromedial area from hypertrophy of mucous glands in the bronchi b. An increased anteroposterior diameter caused by overinflation of the alveoli c. A decrease in anteroposterior diameter caused by chronic dilation of the bronchi d. A widening of the sternocostal area secondary to chronic constriction of smooth muscles in the airways leading to bronchospasms
Which of the following best explains why the school nurse and the principal athletic director of the school would frequently be working together?
a. As neither are teachers, each is susceptible to job layoffs if the community school tax levy does not pass. b. As support staff to teachers, they have many mutual problems in communicating how they can help teachers be more successful. c. Both are extremely concerned with the typical student's low amount of physical exercise and want to create an intervention plan. d. Both have to create a budget plan and allocate funds for their department for the year.
The nurse is instructing a new patient on the benefits of exercise. She would include which of the following in providing the most current recommendations for older adults?
a. the emphasis is on being more physically active rather than a narrow adherence to a rigid exercise regimen b. older adults should exercise one solid hour per day to achieve benefits c. research has shown that older adults need to burn more calories than younger adults in order to obtain cardiac benefit from exercise d. all of the above are true
Which statement made by a client would alert the nurse to the possibility of right-sided heart failure?
A. "I sleep with four pillows at night." B. "My shoes fit really tight." C. "I wake up coughing every night." D. "I have trouble catching my breath."