Indoor air quality is a growing public concern because of the rise in asthma incidence in the United States. If a nurse wanted more information on indoor air quality, which of the follow-ing Web sites would be most helpful?
1. The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2. The American Lung Association
3. "Right to Know"
4. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Sources of information about air quality include the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the American Lung Association.
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A) 6:00 PM B) 1:00 PM C) 8:00 PM the following day D) 10:00 AM
When performing a mental status examination on an older adult client, the nurse discovers that the client is illiterate and only has a third-grade education. How should the nurse assess the client's cognition?
a. Have the client spell the word "world" backwards. b. Have the client spell the word "world" forwards. c. Ask the client to perform serial 7s. d. Instruct the client to state the days of the week backwards.
The nurse cares for a client who has symptoms of high fever and unexplained bleeding. After receiving blood test results, the client's primary care provider diagnoses the client with Ebola hemorrhagic fever
What interventions should the nurse anticipate implementing for this client? (Select all that apply.) A) Administration of an antiviral B) Strict infection control C) Isolation of the client D) Rinsing of the client's eyes E) Administration of an antitoxin
The nurse must suction a child with a tracheostomy. Interventions should include:
a. encouraging child to cough to raise the secretions before suctioning. b. selecting a catheter with diameter three fourths as large as the diameter of the tracheostomy tube. c. ensuring each pass of the suction catheter should take no longer than 5 seconds. d. allowing child to rest after every five times the suction catheter is passed.