The nurse is assessing an 11-year-old patient receiving conscious sedation to set a fractured leg. Which assessment finding primarily indicates a need for respiratory support?

A) Coughing
B) Sneezing
C) Increased secretions
D) Absent gag reflex


D

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The nurse is conducting a psychosocial assessment of a child with asthma brought to the physician's office for a check-up. Which of the following are psychosocial issues that might be assessed? Select all answers that apply

A) Health insurance coverage B) Transportation to health care facilities C) School's response to the chronic illness D) Past medical history E) Future treatment plans F) Health maintenance needs

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The home care nurse reviews the following medication order for a client: Take 2 t ampicillin oral suspension every 6 hours. How many T of the medication will the client take in 1 day?

1. 2 2. 2 1/3 3. 2 2/3 4. 3 1/3

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The client receives beclomethasone (Beconase) intranasally as treatment for allergic rhinitis. He asks the nurse if this drug is safe because it is a glucocorticoid. What is the best response by the nurse?

1. "Intranasal glucocorticoids produce almost no serious adverse effects." 2. "Intranasal glucocorticoids are safe if you do not swallow any while using them." 3. "Intranasal glucocorticoids are safe if they are not used too long." 4. "Intranasal glucocorticoids are safe only if used once a day."

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After a need and a client demand for a program have been determined through the needs assessment process, the next step in the development of the program is to choose a procedural method that will assist the nurse in planning the program to be offered

Which of the following are possible planning methods? Select all that apply. 1. Program planning method (PPM) 2. Multiattribute utility technique (MAUT) 3. Sustainability method 4. Effectiveness method

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