A patient with a small bowel obstruction has had a Levin tube inserted and is admitted to a medical unit
The nurse who is caring for this patient is now checking that the wall suction settings are correct and should anticipate which of the following settings?
A) Continuous high suction
B) Intermittent high suction
C) Continuous low suction
D) Intermittent low suction
D
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The nurse is percussing the anterior chest of an older adult client. Which finding does the nurse anticipate for this client based on the age?
1. Flatness. 2. Dullness. 3. Tympany. 4. Hyperresonance.
Which of the following would be one of the first steps in attempting to control a disease?
a. Create an appropriate screening test for widespread use b. Define what the disease looks like in confirmed or probable cases c. Determine the disease's portal of entry and portal of exit d. Measure the extent of its spread geographically
A client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a pulse oximetry reading of 93%, increased red blood and white blood cell count, temperature of 101 °F, pulse 100 bpm, respirations 35 bpm, and a chest x-ray that showed a flattened
Based on this data, which prescription does the nurse question for this client? A) Antibiotic therapy B) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents C) Oxygen by nasal cannula at 3-4 liters/minute D) Bronchodilators such as an adrenergic stimulating drugs or anticholinergic agents
A patient, admitted with general malaise, nausea, and vomiting, tells the nurse that he started to feel sick a few weeks after getting a new tattoo on his leg
Which of the following types of hepatitis should the nurse suspect is causing this patient's symptoms? 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D