The nurse is performing an assessment on a patient whose right atrial pressure is 12 mmHg. Which findings would the nurse anticipate?
1. Jugular vein distention
2. Weak, thready pulse
3. Presence of rales and rhonchi
4. Poor skin turgor
5. Hepatomegaly
1, 5
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Which of the following best explains why health professionals and educators are stressing total abstinence of drugs instead of teaching appropriate social use?
a. Federal funds are available to schools if abstinence is stressed. b. If students perceive a drug as harmful, fewer actually try it. c. It is easier to avoid a substance altogether than to try to control the dose. d. This education is consistent with our American culture.
A patient who is at 30 weeks gestation is prescribed bed rest and home care. Which skills should the nurse anticipate providing when making the home care visits with the patient? (Select all that apply.)
A) Health teaching B) Monitoring vital signs C) Bathing and washing hair D) Monitoring fetal heart rate E) Administering medication
37.6° c = ____________________° f
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