Bronchospasm is a lower airway obstruction, characterised by spasmodic smooth muscle contraction which causes narrowing of the bronchi and bronchioles. It is more common for bronchospasm to occur in patients with a pre-existing pulmonary illness such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but it may also develop in healthy patients in the presence of allergy, anaphylaxis or pulmonary
aspiration.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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The parents of a 7-year-old girl with type 1 diabetes has been recording her blood glucose measurements before meals and at bedtime for the past 4 days; they are as follows:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday B: 120 mg/dL 135 mg/dL 124 mg/dL 200 mg/ dL L: 110 mg/dL 120 mg/dL 140 mg/dL 220 mg/dL D: 90 mg/dL 140 mg/dL 130 mg/dL 200 mg/dL Bed: 110 mg/dL 110 mg/dL 160 mg/dL 240 mg/dL The parents bring the child in for a follow-up visit and show the nurse the results. Based on the results, the nurse would need to obtain additional information from the parents and child about which day? A) Monday B) Tuesday C) Wednesday D) Thursday
A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions?
a. "Weigh yourself daily, and report any weight loss to your prescriber." b. "Increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots." c. "The impaired taste associated with this medication usually goes away in 2 to 3 weeks." d. "Be sure to lie down after taking the first dose, because first-dose hypotension may make you dizzy."
A client is in the middle stage of Alzheimer dementia. She has difficulty communicating because of cognitive deterioration. Which nursing intervention would most improve the client's communication?
A) Discouraging the client from verbally communicating because it agitates other clients B) Verbalizing the implied message if the client's verbalizations are incomprehensible C) Talking over her to drown out her vocalizations D) Encouraging her to communicate her thoughts in writing
Which of the following is an example of professional advocacy in nursing?
a. Charting and writing up a medication error b. Writing up a nursing assistant for excessive absences c. Writing one's senator concerning mandatory overtime d. Mentoring a new graduate RN who is new to the unit