Which teaching instructions should the nurse provide to a client with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
a. Follow a low-calorie diet
b. Obtain a pneumococcal vaccine
c. Report increased sputum
d. Take iron to improve anemia
e. Use an incentive spirometer
Answer:
b. Obtain a pneumococcal vaccine
c. Report increased sputum
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A primigravida at 40 weeks of gestation is having uterine contractions every 1½ to 2 minutes and says that they are very painful. Her cervix is dilated 2 cm and has not changed in 3 hours. The woman is crying and wants an epidural
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