The nurse has assessed a patient's family history for three generations. The presence of which respiratory disease would justify this type of assessment?
A) Asthma
B) Obstructive sleep apnea
C) Community-acquired pneumonia
D) Pulmonary edema
Ans: A
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Asthma is a respiratory illness that has genetic factors. Sleep apnea, pneumonia, and pulmonary edema lack genetic risk factors.
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has sustained blunt trauma to the left flank area, and is evaluating the patient's urinalysis results. The nurse should become concerned when
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a. Prepare to intubate. b. Assess the patient's condition. c. Turn off the alarm and reapply the oximeter sensor. d. Increase O2 level to 4L/NC.