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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The nurse explains to a patient with cholelithiasis that the purpose of the cholescintigraphy (HIDA scan) is to:

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.

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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.

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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.

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What is psychological dependence?

What will be an ideal response?

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