The nurse admitting a patient with significant burns to the emergency department notes the presence of symptoms consistent with an inhalation burn. Which finding is the nurse most likely noting?
a. Full-thickness burns to chest
b. Hypotension
c. Agitation
d. Persistent coughing
D
Persistent coughing, particularly if black mucus is coughed up, is an indicator of an inhalation burn.
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During genetic testing, one parent is found to have a chromosomal abnormality without any physical or mental disability; however, the offspring inherit physical and/or mental disability
During patient education, the nurse explains that the type of individual who can have a chromosomal abnormality without any disability but can cause his offspring to receive chromosomal alterations and disability is the parent with: 1. Mosaicism. 2. Dominant-gene structural chromosomal deletions. 3. Dominant-gene structural chromosomal inversions. 4. Dominant-gene structural chromosomal balanced translocations.
Which organization would the hospital management team contact to pursue certification as a Magnet hospital?
1. Magnet Recognition Program 2. American National Magnet Commission 3. The Joint Commission 4. American Medical Association
What substance is secreted by the liver and breaks down fat globules into small particles?
a. Bile b. Pepsin c. Gastrin d. Hydrochloric acid
The nurse is preparing to review the characteristics of noncyclic mastalgia with a client. Which factors should the nurse discuss with the client?
A. Most common in younger women. B. Results from changes in breast structure. C. Typically disappears after menopause. D. Often unilateral. E. Pain is often described as sharp and burning.