What assessment finding should the nurse identify that indicates a client with an acute asthma exacerbation is beginning to improve after treatment?
A. vesicular breath sounds decrease
B. wheezing becomes louder
C. bronchodilators stimulate coughing
D. cough remains unproductive
Ans: B. wheezing becomes louder
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a. visualize the location of the gallstones. b. assess the amount of inflammatory swel-ling. c. diagnose abnormal contraction of the gallbladder. d. assess composition of the gallstones.
The nurse is aware that organisms that may be released in a bioterrorism attack because of their high lethality include: (Select all that apply.)
a. Ebola. b. avian flu. c. botulism. d. smallpox. e. tularemia.
T.W. is a 22-year-old man who fell 50 feet from a chairlift while skiing and landed on hard-packed snow. He
is now at the emergency department (ED) with a suspected T5-T6 fracture with paraplegia. Describe a plan for implementing these physician's orders.
What is psychological dependence?
What will be an ideal response?