The nurse assesses a client's sputum as being green and realizes this finding is most characteristic of:
1. asthma.
2. bacterial infection.
3. pneumonia.
4. pulmonary edema.
ANS: 2
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1. When the manufacturer has completed phase III trials 2. When a new drug is discovered 3. Prior to animal testing of any new drug entity 4. Prior to human testing of any new drug entity
You have to document the course of your client's condition from the onset to resolution Using your knowledge about the natural history of most illnesses, what stages will be included in the documentation?
1. Pathological onset stage 2. Presymptomatic stage 3. Manifestation of clinical disease 4. Resolution A) 1, 2, 3 B) 1, 2, 4 C) 1, 3, 4 D) 2, 3, 4
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What will be an ideal response?
The nurse is caring for a patient who has just undergone paracentesis. For which complication will the nurse carefully monitor?
a. Collapse of the lung with shortness of breath b. Fecal impaction from retained barium in the colon c. Cerebrospinal fluid leak resulting in severe headache d. Perforation of the bowel resulting in abdominal infection