A patient is being admitted for treatment of pneumothorax. The nurse would anticipate providing care for a patient with which pathophysiology?
1. Prolonged expiratory time
2. Increased lung compliance
3. Reduced tidal volume
4. Hyper-inflated lungs
Answer: 3
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A client is scheduled for a total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. What preoperative laboratory result should the nurse report to the surgeon immediately?
a. Albumin: 2.1 g/dL b. Hematocrit: 28% c. Hemoglobin: 8.1 mg/dL d. International normalized ratio (INR): 4.2
The nurse is working with a patient who is in an acute depression following the death of her youngest daughter. The patient is on high-dose antidepressants and wonders "why the drugs are not fixing this." The nurse explains:
A) The antidepressants will only work if you are willing to help yourself, so you need to try harder. B) Your sense of well-being will return in about a year when you forget about the death of your daughter. C) The medications help balance chemicals in our bodies during periods of depression, but they do not fix the losses and stress that created the imbalance. D) The key to the medication working is taking the medication correctly; you must take it everyday at the same time and dose.
To ensure confidentiality, information is shared only with which of the following persons?
A) All persons in contact with the client B) Members of the treatment team as it applies to the client's well-being C) Persons who have known the client for several years D) Family members who are inquiring about the client
Which action by the nurse would best assess a 30-year-old client for symptoms of dehydration?
1. Pinching skin on distal extremity between thumb and index finger 2. Comparing daily weights on chart over several days 3. Comparing intake and output over several days 4. Asking the client about the degree of thirst present