Briefly explain your answer to the previous question
CO2 is elevated, indicating acidosis. HCO3- is elevated to compensate. The result is a pH that is just inside the normal limits on the acidic end.
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The nurse is planning to change a dressing on an anxious patient. The best approach for the nurse is to:
a. ask another staff member to perform the task. b. tell the patient the dressing change will take 30 minutes. c. schedule a time in collaboration with the patient. d. review the physician's order prior to the procedure.
A 28-year-old patient asks his nurse how phenelzine therapy would help him. An appropriate response by the nurse would be
A) "This therapy will help reduce the severity of your bipolar episodes." B) "The drug will enable you to gain the appropriate weight." C) "The drug will help increase your attention level." D) "This therapy will improve your overall mood and increase your social activity."
A patient is diagnosed with atherosclerosis. How would the nurse explain the area injured by this inflammatory disorder?
1. "Your arteries have three layers that are all damaged by atherosclerosis." 2. "Atherosclerosis damages the lining of your arteries." 3. "Atherosclerosis is also called 'hardening of the arteries' because it damages the outside layer, making it hard for your artery to stretch." 4. "The middle layer of the wall of your arteries is injured by atherosclerosis, which allows plaque to build up."
A 14-year-old who belongs to a neighborhood gang is found by her parents to lie and engage in sexually promiscuous behavior. They bring her to the mental health center. The nurse performing the assessment is told by the 14-year-old that she is happy, does well in school, and sees herself as popular and well regarded by her group. She states her parents are just old fashioned and don't understand her. The assessment the nurse will most likely make is that she
a. is displaying deviant behavior. b. cannot accurately appraise reality. c. is seriously and persistently mentally ill. d. should be considered for group home placement.