Describe the difference between a productive cough and a nonproductive cough.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. A cough that brings up sputum is called a productive cough. A cough that brings up nothing is called a "dry" cough, or unproductive cough.
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A pediatric nurse practitioner has diagnosed a 4-year-old girl with otitis media. The nurse should understand that infectious microorganisms likely entered the girl's middle ear by what means?
A) Through an alteration in the eustachian tube B) Through the external ear C) From within the cochlea or vestibule D) From the interstitial spaces in the middle ear
What was Sojourner Truth's contribution to society?
1. She helped identify the similarity between the problems of African Americans and women. 2. She was a crusader for the mentally ill. 3. She was known as the "Moses of her people." 4. Her work resulted in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote.
A nurse is administering medication to a client using an intravenous (IV) infusion. What considerations should be kept in mind when using infusion pumps?
A) Infusion pumps use gravity to maintain the flow of IV fluids at a preset rate. B) Infusion pumps are used in clients with kidney disease to prevent fluid overload. C) Infusion pumps automatically regulate the rate and amount of IV fluid. D) Infusion pumps do not pump fluids when the catheter is displaced from the vein.
Never ____________________ the IV container below the level of the infusion site.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).