The nurse is assessing a client's respiratory status. Indicators of normal respiratory status include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Eupnea.
2. Use of external intercostal muscles.
3. Suprasternal retraction.
4. Orthopnea.
5. Apnea.
1,2
Rationale: Eupnea describes normal adult respirations, 12–24 rpm depending on baseline.
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A resident is unconscious. You are going to give the person a complete bed bath. Before you start the bath, you do which of the following?
a. Open the room door so others will know where you are. b. Close the privacy curtain. c. Open the person's window for fresh air. d. Open the shades to add light to the room.
The preceptor has created a teaching plan about the concepts of health and wellness for a new nurse. Which statement by the nurse indicates an understanding of health?
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? The problems and drug orders are presented for practice only, and actual prescribed dosages will vary according to a patient's age, condition, reaction, additional medications, and other factors. A medication label for an antibiotic has the following instructions for reconstitution: ? Amount of Diluent Concentration 20 mL 50,000 units per mL of solution 10 mL 100,000 units per mL of solution 4 mL 250,000 units per mL of solution 1.8 mL 500,000 units per mL of solution ? Order: 500,000 units IM stat ? Reconstitute with _________ diluent for a concentration of __________ per mL. ? ? Fill in the blank(s) with correct word