Where does oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange occur?
a. bronchioles c. trachea
b. alveoli d. nasopharynx
B
Oxygen diffuses across the alveolar membrane in response to a concentration gradient. At the same time, carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood to the alveolar space in response to a concentration gradient.
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A nurse manager introduces prompted voiding into nursing practice on a unit, which is supported by clinical guidelines based on evidence-based practice
The nurses on the unit resist implementation, indicating that the bathroom facilities are too far away for efficient implementation of the guidelines, and that resources are too few to accomplish the initial voiding observations. For the nurse manager in this situation, it is important to have further discussion with the staff regarding (select all that apply): a. Compatibility of this intervention with the values of staff on the unit. b. Advantages of prompted voiding over incontinence products and catheterizations. c. Usefulness of prompted voiding with the particular population of patients on the unit. d. Feasibility of the program with respect to unit design.