The nurse obtains a flat sound when percussing the right lower lobe of a patient. What does this assessment finding indicate to the nurse?
A) Healthy lung tissue
B) Gastric air bubble
C) Chronic bronchitis
D) Pleural effusion
D
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An adolescent patient has acne characterized by pustules and scarring. Which teaching information is most appropriate for the nurse to give the patient and family?
A. "Scrub your face vigorously twice a day with soap and water." B. "Tetracycline (Sumacin) will make you more sensitive to the sun." C. "Use good moisturizer because treatment is very drying." D. "You need a pregnancy test every 3 months on isotretinoin (Accutane)."
A health care provider is participating in a clinical trial of a new drug. Which statement should the health care provider communicate to the participant in this type of pharmacoeconomic analy-sis?
a. The clinical trial is designed to provide incentives for competitors to lower the costs of a specific drug. b. The clinical trial is designed to allow open participation by anyone wishing to try the new drug. c. The clinical trial is designed to determine how to provide the drug at the lowest possible cost. d. The clinical trial is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a specific drug.
Adolescents are in which stage according to Fowler's stage of human development?
a. undifferentiated c. mythic-literal b. intuitive-projective d. synthet-ic-conventional
A patient vomits as a nurse is inserting his oropharyngeal airway. What would be the appropriate intervention in this situation?
A) Remove the airway, turn the patient to the side and provide mouth suction, if necessary. B) Immediately remove the airway and reinsert it because it has probably inadvertently caused the gag reflex. C) Leave the airway in place and notify the physician for further instructions. D) Ask the patient to extend the neck slightly to adjust the airway.