A client being prepared for surgery has a pulse oximeter placed on one digit of his hand. The nurse is applying this device to monitor the client's:
1. oxygen level.
2. heart rate.
3. blood pressure.
4. urine output.
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Pulse oximeters are used to precisely identify the client's peripheral tissue oxygenation. Pulse oximeters are not to measure heart rate, blood pressure, or urine output.
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The nurse admits a client diagnosed with chronic renal failure who will receive a kidney transplant. The nurse begins to prepare the family for discharge needs by:
1. Discussing the need for infection-control measures post-transplant. 2. Discussing the need for reduced activity after the procedure. 3. Questioning the parents about their knowledge of antirejection drugs. 4. Explaining how to change the surgical dressing postprocedure.
The instructor of the physiology class for prenursing students is talking about the lower respiratory tract. The instructor talks about the visceral and parietal pleura and the small amount of fluid between the two membranes
What does the instructor tell her students the function of the pleura and the pleural fluid is? A) Allows for full expansion of the lungs within the thoracic cavity B) Prevents the lungs from collapsing within the thoracic cavity C) Determines lung expansion within the thoracic cavity D) Permits smooth motion of the lungs within the thoracic cavity
A person receiving home care needs a way to call for help. Which is correct?
a. A dinner bell or baby monitor can be used. b. Tell the person to shout loudly if he needs anything. c. Ask the person to hit the wall if he needs anything. d. Have the person raise his hand if he needs something.
To plan effective care for patients diagnosed with somatic symptom disorders, the nurse should understand that patients have difficulty giving up the symptoms because the symptoms:
a. are generally chronic. b. have a physiological basis. c. can be voluntarily controlled. d. provide relief from health anxiety.