The nurse is planning to inspect a patient's apical heart impulses. What should the nurse do to ensure that this body organ is optimally assessed?
A) Use perpendicular lighting.
B) Use tangential lighting.
C) Focus a penlight on the patient's chest.
D) Assist the client to a standing position.
B
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A patient who has a 40 pack-year history of smoking may have dysplasia of the epithelial cells in her bronchi. What would the nurse tell the patient about dysplastic cells in the bronchi?
A) This is a benign process that occurs as lung tissue regenerates. B) Dysplastic cells have a high potential to become malignant. C) This process involves a rapid increase in number of cells. D) Dysplasia may cause uncontrolled growth of scar tissue.
A patient who has already had one successful vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) has elected to deliver her third child vaginally
She reports a sudden sensation of "something snapping inside," followed by chest pain. What should the nurse do? A) Remind the patient that this stage of labor always seems longer than it really is B) Assist the patient into the squatting or hands-and-knees position C) Monitor the EFM tracing for nonreassuring patterns D) Notify the health care provider for a possible ruptured uterus
An example of a ____________ is: "The use of alcohol by freshman at XYZ State University contributes to alcohol-related injuries and increasing numbers of visits to the local emergency room."
a. purpose statement. b. hypothesis. c. problem statement. d. research problem.
The nurse is preparing to administer an enteral feeding to a client on a medical–surgical unit. This feeding can be administered by:
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. nasogastric tube. 2. mouth. 3. percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. 4. peripheral intravenous catheter. 5. central venous catheter.