The best position to place the patient in to assess the lungs is:
A) Supine.
B) Semi-Fowler's.
C) Fowler's.
D) Side-lying.
C
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A 2-year-old boy has been diagnosed with physiologic cryptorchidism. Considering this diagnosis, during assessment the nurse will most likely observe:
a. Testes that are hard and painful to palpation. b. Atrophic scrotum and a bilateral absence of the testis. c. Absence of the testis in the scrotum, but the testis can be milked down. d. Testes that migrate into the abdomen when the child squats or sits cross-legged.
The nurse instructs a hearing-impaired school-age child on to how self-inject a prescribed medication. Which observation indicates to the nurse that additional teaching is required?
A) The child pinches the skin together before inserting the needle. B) The child injects the appropriate amount of air into the vial before withdrawing medication. C) The child places the filled syringe and uncapped needle on the bed to open the alcohol wipe. D) The child slowly pushes on the plunger to inject the medication before withdrawing the needle.
When a nurse administers a hypotonic intravenous solution to a client, how will the water move?
1. By osmosis from the plasma compartment to the interstitial compartment. 2. By diffusion from the plasma compartment to the interstitial compartment. 3. By diffusion from the interstitial compartment to the plasma compartment. 4. By osmosis from the interstitial compartment to the plasma compartment.
The nurse suspects a patient is experiencing fluid volume excess. What did the nurse most likely assess in this patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. Thirst b. Bounding pulse c. Shallow respirations d. Distended neck veins e. Pitting edema of the feet