The clinician sees a patient who is 5 feet tall and weighs 150 pounds. How would the clinician classify this patient?
a. Overweight c. Moderate obesity
b. Mild obesity d. Morbid obesity
ANS: B
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An emergency room nurse assesses a client who was rescued from a home fire. The client suddenly develops a loud, brassy cough. Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Apply oxygen and continuous pulse oximetry. b. Provide small quantities of ice chips and sips of water. c. Request a prescription for an antitussive medication. d. Ask the respiratory therapist to provide humidified air.
The design of a research study included a random sample size of 100 patients. At the end of the study, the sample size decreased to 75 patients. Which of the following should the nurse do with this change in sample size?
1. Document why the patients left the study. 2. Determine that the study is invalid and plan a different research design. 3. Plan another study using quota sampling. 4. Run the study again with purposive sampling.
A client with lung cancer is to undergo thoracentesis. What observation is of most
concern to observe after the procedure? A) Respirations 22 B) Blood pressure 142/86 C) Respirations deep and regular D) Fluid drainage from the thoracentesis site
Which of the following statements regarding succinylcholine is correct?
A) It has a rapid onset of action and long duration of action. B) It causes tachycardia, especially in small children. C) It has a rapid onset of action and short duration of action. D) It may induce or exacerbate existing hypokalemia.