The respiratory assessment is approached from all of the following standard views, except:
A) Anterior.
B) Posterior.
C) Lateral.
D) Superior.
D
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Immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) is an immune disease marked by a decrease in the number of platelets due to:
1. Destruction by antibodies produced against a client's own platelets. 2. An overproduction of reticulocytes. 3. An overproduction of neutrophils. 4. A reaction to heparin therapy.
A patient's pulse has gone from 78 at rest to 98 after ambulating. What nursing action is indicated at this time?
a. Ask the healthcare provider to order a wheelchair for the patient. b. Plan an adequate rest period before and after ambulating. c. Sit the patient on the bed for 15 minutes before ambulating. d. Increase the amount of range-of-motion exercises done daily.
Numerous prevention and intervention programs have been implemented that have now made children and adolescents safer in school. Using your knowledge of levels of prevention, what are examples of secondary prevention programs?
1. Parent training 2. Home visitation 3. Cooperative learning 4. Positive youth development programs A) 1, 2 B) 1, 3 C) 2, 4 D) 3, 4
The nurse encourages the client to "relax and take a deep, slow breath" in order to prepare for a palpating assessment of the abdomen. The primary reason for this is to:
1. Encourage the client to be emotionally comfortable and relaxed 2. Distract the client from the actual possible discomfort the pressure may cause 3. Facilitate the effectiveness of the palpating technique to detect abdominal masses 4. Allow the client an opportunity to cope with any bad feelings regarding the ex-amination