An endotracheal tube can remain in place indefinitely
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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You are discharging a patient home from a same-day surgery center. You have gone over all of the discharge instructions with the patient and her caregiver. What else should you do before letting the patient leave the facility?
(Mark all that apply.) A) Provide all discharge instructions in writing B) Provide the nurse's or surgeon's telephone number C) Give prescriptions to the patient D) Give advice on nutrition to the caregiver E) Provide dates and times of new appointments
A patient was admitted 3 days ago with a myocardial infarction (MI) and has developed pulmonary edema. How would the nurse explain this condition to the patient and family?
1. The pulmonary system has an excessive amount of fluid that has been building over the last several days, and now the heart is no longer able to keep up with the demands. 2. The cardiac muscle has been injured and is not able to efficiently pump the blood through the patient's system, resulting in an increased pressure in the pulmonary system. 3. The pulmonary system was injured first due to hypoxia, which caused the heart attack. 4. The cardiac muscle is working too hard to push fluids through the pulmonary system and there is fluid excess as a result.
The nurse is teaching parents about the effects of marijuana on a child's body systems. Which of the following is one of these effects?
A) Weight loss B) Arrhythmias C) Uncoordinated motor skills D) Visual disturbances
List five factors that the home care assistant must consider when supervising a client's self-administration of medication.
What will be an ideal response?