Besides dyspnea, what is the most common characteristic associated with pulmonary disease?
a. Chest pain
b. Digit clubbing
c. Cough
d. Hemoptysis
Answer: c. Cough
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A mother is worried about her three children developing an inherited medical condition because many members of her family have died from this disease. To start an assessment of this family, which tool should the nurse choose?
A. Ecomap B. Genogram C. Problem list D. Quantitative tool
Which of the following assessment findings would indicate that a client being treated for anorexia nervosa has succeeded in her recovery?
1. The client's current weight is 75% of normal after 2 years of treatment. 2. The client states that her menstrual cycle is regular and she is learning to prepare meals. 3. The client is observed telling her mother that she will eat dinner if her mother buys her new jeans. 4. The client is observed wearing wrinkled clothes, listening to a portable music device, and staring out the window.
Which specific nursing interventions are implemented in the care of a child with leukemia who is at risk for infection? ( select all that apply)
a. maintain the child in a semiprivate room b. reduce exposure to environmental organisms c. use strict aseptic technique for all procedures d. ensure that anyone entering the child's room wears a mask e. ally firm pressure to a needle stick area for at least 10 min