While eating a meal in the hospital, a patient exhibits difficulty breathing and signs of choking. What should the nurse realize the patient is experiencing?
A. Acute myocardial infarction
B. Epiglottitis
C. Pulmonary emboli
D. Laryngeal obstruction
Answer: D
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The pediatric nurse discusses home care with the parents of a patient who is returning home following a spinal fusion. Some of the recommended measures discussed by the nurse include:
Select all answers that apply. A) encourage swimming and cycling at 3 to 4 weeks following surgery. B) allow the child to return to school about 2 to 3 months following surgery. C) maintain a regular diet with added calcium, fiber, fluids, and vitamin C. D) encourage ambulation when permitted, usually 2 to 3 weeks postoperatively.
The nurse learns from the report that a client with mania has not slept since admission 2 days ago. On entering the day room, the nurse finds this client dancing to loud music. The best response by the nurse would be:
A) "Do you think you could sit still for a few minutes so we can talk?" B) "How are you ever going to get any rest if you keep that music on?" C) "Let's go to the conference room and talk for a while." D) "Turn the radio down so we can hear ourselves talk."
The nurse should administer Telepaque in preparation for a cholecystogram. How frequently will the nurse administer one tablet of Telepaque before this procedure?
a. Every 5 minutes b. Every 10 minutes c. Every 15 minutes d. Every 20 minutes
A nurse is caring for a 14-year-old girl who received an electrical burn. The nurse would expect to prepare the girl for which of the following diagnostic tests as ordered?
A) Pulse oximetry B) Fiberoptic bronchoscopy C) Xenon ventilation-perfusion scanning D) Electrocardiographic monitoring