The nurse explains that when fibrous plaques of atherosclerosis are laid down in the vessels, they serve as a(an):
1. stent to keep the vessel open.
2. trap to which other substances adhere.
3. a threat to the integrity of the vessel wall.
4. embolus.
2
The plaque surface acts as a trap to which fibrous plaques can adhere, causing more nar-rowing of the vessel. The enlarging plaque can become a thrombus, but not an embolus, be-cause emboli usually are considered to be traveling aggregations that lodge in a small arteri-ole.
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a. Rabid dog b. Person with AIDS c. Contaminated stethoscope d. Infected wound
The nurse is assessing placement of a nasogastric tube that the patient has had in place for 2 days. The tube is draining green aspirate. What is the nurse's most appropriate action?
A) Inform the physician that the tube may be in the patient's pleural space. B) Withdraw the tube 2 to 4 cm. C) Leave the tube in its present position. D) Advance the tube up to 8 cm.
A 56-year-old woman provides care to her 91-year-old widowed father. She says she is frequently fatigued and that she no longer socializes with her friends. "I'm so busy taking care of my dad
It's really hard work because he is bedridden. Sometimes it breaks my heart when I have to feed and bathe him. He always seemed so strong when I was a child." The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this woman is: 1) Caregiver Role Strain. 2) Impaired Home Maintenance. 3) Interrupted Family Processes. 4) Risk for Caregiver Role Strain.
The nurse realizes that self-concept:
a. stays the same throughout life. b. is initially shaped by how others treat the individual. c. is finalized once the individual passes adolescence. d. is not impacted by illness