A client has just returned to the nursing unit after bronchoscopy. To which intervention should the nurse give priority?
A. Ambulating the client
B. Administering pain medication
C. Encouraging copious fluid intake
D. Checking for the return of the gag reflex
Ans: D. Checking for the return of the gag reflex
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The clinic nurse explains to a student that an appropriate nursing action is screening all children for child abuse. What other information does the nurse give the student about child abuse? (Select all that apply.)
A. It is frequently carried out by a stranger. B. The most common form is neglect. C. It is most often perpetrated by a parent. D. Only 1 out of 1,000 girls is sexually abused. E. It is part of an ongoing cycle of violence.
Acute ______________ is commonly a result of a preexisting infection
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
After reviewing the major beliefs of Hinduism, a nursing student identifies the following castes. The student demonstrates understanding by identifying which of the following as the highest caste?
A) Kshatriyas B) Vaisyas C) Brahmans D) Untouchables
When an aide asks why carcinomas rarely occur in childhood, how should the nurse respond? (select all that apply)
a. Carcinomas cannot develop in an immu-nosuppressed environment. b. Carcinomas need a long time from expo-sure to occurrence. c. Carcinomas are due to environmental ex-posures. d. Carcinomas occur primarily in secondary sexual organs. e. Carcinomas are mesodermal.