A patient with hypoxia is at risk for disruption of the sodium potassium pump. Which would the nurse expect if this occurs?
1. Decreased serum potassium
2. Cell death
3. Increase in the cells' ability to use active transport
4. Decreased extracellular fluid
Answer: 2
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A. "I have been supporting my uterus with a pillow when resting." B. "I have been trying all sorts of over-the-counter medications." C. "I haven't had any black, tarry stools at all since I was here." D. "That black cohosh has really helped with my abdominal pain."
Which of these would best prepare a nursing student for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®)?
1. Purchase a review text with a companion compact disc that has links to study sites on the Internet. 2. Purchase a review text with companion compact disc containing NCLEX-RN® types of questions. 3. Purchase a review text that has practice questions and drills on a compact disc, including test answers. 4. Form a study group to review subject content and surf the Internet for review sites and links.
A student nurse and clinical instructor are discussing quality in health care. The instructor knows the student understands when the student makes which statement?
a. "Quality is apparent in all health care." b. "Quality is an outcome of health care." c. "Quality is seen and unseen in health care." d. "Quality is achieved by collaboration in health care."
You are writing a care plan for an 85-year-old patient who has community-acquired pneumonia and you note decreased breath sounds to bilateral lung bases on auscultation. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?
A) Ineffective airway clearance related to tracheobronchial secretions B) Pneumonia related to progression of disease process C) Poor ventilation related to acute lung infection D) Immobility related to fatigue