A patient has been diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). For what other health condition should the healthcare professional assess this patient for as the priority?
a. Heart failure
b. Pneumonia
c. Pulmonary emboli
d. Acute pulmonary edema
Ans: b. Pneumonia
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While caring for a new mother on her second day postpartum, you notice that she handles her newborn tentatively, not kissing her child during the time she holds him. Which of the following would you suspect as the probable reason for this?
A) She is disappointed in the child's sex. B) She has difficulty accepting her role change. C) She is reacting normally to accepting a new child. D) Her cultural customs do not include kissing children.
With regard to the ages of the fathers, the majority of the fathers involved in teenage pregnancies are
a. About the same age as the teenage mother. b. Several years older than the teenage mother. c. Undetermined; studies have not yet determined this information. d. Younger than the teenage mother.
The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old girl posttonsillectomy. The girl looks out the window and tells the nurse that it is raining and says, "The sky is crying because it is sad that my throat hurts."
The nurse understands that the girl is demonstrating which mental process? A) Magical thinking B) Centration C) Transduction D) Animism
During an examination, a nurse notes that there is a lesion on the client's upper back. What is the best way to document the size of this lesion?
a. Compare its size to the size of a coin. b. Estimate its size to the nearest inch. c. Use a centimeter ruler to measure the lesion. d. Trace the lesion onto a piece of paper.