The nurse recognizes which clinical finding as normal on palpation of the abdomen?
a. Inability to palpate the spleen
b. Left kidney rounded at 2 cm below the costal margin
c. Slight tenderness of the gallbladder on light palpation
d. Bounding pulsation of the aorta over the umbilicus
ANS: A
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a. Sjögren syndrome b. Early cataracts c. Macular degeneration d. Retinal detachment
A patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is on oxygen therapy at 3 L per nasal cannula . Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to a potential problem with this patient?
a. Respiratory rate of 26 b. Low carbon dioxide levels c. Arterial oxygen saturation level of 99% d. Lower oxygen saturation levels at night than during the day
The nurse is reviewing with the students the components that make up the basic client unit in the hospital, in an extended care facility, and in home care settings
What are the main reasons that many home care clients rent a hospital bed during their illness? 1 . Bed can be raised and lowered 2 . Provides minimum safety for the client 3 . Makes care less strenuous for nurses and family 4 . Useful when the client is eating, reading, or grooming A) 1, 2 B) 1, 3 C) 2, 4 D) 3, 4
Public health nursing is guided by priorities identified through an assessment of community health as described by Assumption 4. This includes
1. Community assessment to define one problem that nurses will focus on for any given year. 2. The definition of community is a social network of interacting individuals usually in a defined territory. 3. Prevention strategies are used to minimize the effects of occurrences from the last year. 4. Public health nurses intervene at the population level only after doing community assessments.