An elderly woman in the ICU has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with FEV1 of 20%, and is worried about developing a serious illness that would cause complications with her COPD
Which of the following should the nurse recommend to the patient that could reduce her risk for serious illness or death by about 50%?
A) Influenza vaccine
B) Lung transplantation
C) Heparin
D) Lung volume reduction surgery
A
You might also like to view...
A 78-year-old widow needs assistance with medications, housekeeping, and laundry, and would like to maintain independence. Which is the best option for the nurse to suggest?
a. Assisted living b. Respite care c. Nursing center d. Rehabilitation center
The nurse is planning care for a client with a large area of erythema, swelling, and pruritic lesions on the hands and arms. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse use to guide this client's care?
A) Impaired Social Interaction B) Anxiety C) Impaired Skin Integrity D) Situational Low Self-Esteem
Which of the following best describes the role of the liver and spleen in erythrocyte metabolism?
A) The spleen helps in creating mature erythrocytes. B) The liver generates erythropoietin, which regulates the rate of erythrocyte production. C) The spleen stores the iron component of hemoglobin from erythrocytes and returns it to the red marrow. D) The spleen removes erythrocytes after 120 days and the liver removes severely damaged erythrocytes.
The PACU staff has brought a patient to the unit following a thyroidectomy. To promote comfort for this patient how would you position the patient?
A) Side-lying (lateral) with one pillow under the head B) Head of the bed elevated 30 degrees and no pillows placed under the head C) Semi-Fowler's with the head supported on two pillows D) Flat, with a small roll supporting the neck