A client tells the nurse that he realizes he needs to eat better and take better care of his health since he is not getting any younger. The nurse realizes this client is describing which type of change?
a. Covert
b. Overt
c. Developmental
d. Reactive
ANS: C
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A female patient is requiring supplementary oxygen by face mask due to her reduced lung compliance. Which of the following pathophysiological processes is most likely a contributor to her low lung compliance?
A) The woman's lungs have more recoil than a healthy person's. B) Her type II alveolar cells are producing a slight excess of surfactant. C) Turbulent airflow is taking place in the patient's large airways. D) Her thoracic cage is less flexible than when she was healthy.
What is an expected outcome for the parents of a child with encopresis?
a. The parents will give the child an enema daily for 3 to 4 months. b. The family will develop a plan to achieve control over incontinence. c. The parents will have the child launder soiled clothes. d. The parents will supply the child with a low-fiber diet.
The nurse is performing an assessment of a client who underwent surgical hernia repair 8 hours previously. The nurse notes that the client has lower abdominal distention accompanied by dullness to percussion over the distended area
What is the nurse's priority action? A. Document the finding as the only action. B. Assess the client's vital signs. C. Insert a rectal tube to facilitate the passage of flatus. D. Determine the time the client last voided.
A client scheduled to have a 2-hour glucose tolerance test asks the nurse what is involved in the test. The nurse explains:
A) "You will have blood drawn two hours after eating a large meal." B) "You will drink a glucose solution and not eat anything for two hours." C) "After your breakfast meal, blood will be drawn every thirty minutes for two hours." D) "Blood is drawn two hours after eating a high carbohydrate meal."