What should a nurse prepare when assessing paradoxical movement in a patient with a flail chest who has significant dyspnea?
a. Thoracotomy
b. Intubation
c. Thoracentesis
d. Body cast
B
A patient with an unstable chest usually requires intubation and mechanical ventilation.
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1. Talking will help the mourner heal 2. Grief may bring mixed emotions 3. Grieving takes a great deal of energy 4. Grief is a process 5. Powerful surges of grief are dysfunctional
A patient has had a heart transplant using the standard atrial cuff technique. Based on the use of this surgical technique, what cardiac monitor reading does the nurse most expect?
A) Third-degree heart block with ventricular rate 80 B) Two P waves for each QRS complex with one in disassociation C) Two independently rhythmic QRS complexes D) Ventricular pacing stimulus followed by a QRS complex
The nurse is documenting data collected during a health assessment interview. Which statement indicates subjective data?
a. "My last bowel movement was 4 days ago." b. Abdomen distended; firm and tender. c. Dark colored; hard pellet-shaped stool. d. Color pink. Skin warm and dry. No sign of discomfort.
Which assessment findings would the nurse expect in a new female client diagnosed with Turner syndrome?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Tall height for age 2. X-ray confirmation of coarctation of the aorta 3. Heavy menstrual periods 4. Heart murmur 5. Multiple bruises