The purpose of teaching the patient deep breathing and coughing exercises after surgery is to
A) help the patient mobilize and expectorate the secretions.
B) promote lung expansion and prevent atelectasis.
C) prevent pneumonia from occurring.
D) All of the above are correct.
D
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The combination of testosterone therapy and a history of myocardial infarction would place that patient at a significantly higher risk of A) gynecomastia. B) prostate cancer. C) acute urethral obstruction. D) hypercholesterolemia.
The nurse practitioner interviews an 80-year-old client who reports that the long-term issue with constipation has stopped and the client now has normal bowel movements
Which of the following conditions should the nurse practitioner suspect that this patient has developed? A) Atrophy of the adrenal gland B) Diabetes C) Hyperthyroidism. D) Hyperlipidemia
A pregnant client is admitted at 36 weeks' gestation with documented uterine contractions, ruptured membranes, and a 5-centimeter cervical dilation. The nurse should anticipate the health care provider will:
a. attempt to stop labor by ordering tocolytics b. make no attempt to stop labor c. order complete bed rest in the Trendelenburg position d. start an oxytocin IV to facilitate delivery
An infant is being discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit after 70 days of hospitalization
The infant was born at 30 weeks of gestation with several conditions associated with prematurity, including respiratory distress syndrome, mild bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and retinopathy of prematurity requiring surgical treatment. During discharge teaching the infant's mother asks the nurse whether her baby will meet developmental milestones on time, as did her son who was born at term. The nurse's most appropriate response is: a. "Your baby will develop exactly like your first child did." b. "Your baby does not appear to have any problems at the present time." c. "Your baby will need to be corrected for prematurity. Your baby is currently 40 weeks of postconceptional age and can be expected to be doing what a 40-week-old infant would be doing." d. "Your baby will need to be followed very closely."