An emergency room nurse is auscultating the chest of a child who is having an asthmatic attack. Auscultation reveals the presence of wheezes. During what part of respirations do wheezes occur?
A) inspiration and expiration C) only on expiration
B) only on inspiration D) when coughing
A
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The nurse who incorporates the HOPE framework assesses a Native-American patient for which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Desire for shaman to be present b. Personal use of herbs and prayers c. Desire to create a living will d. Power of storytelling for healing e. Involvement in church activities
When under stress, a client routinely uses alcohol to excess. Finding her drunk, her husband yells at the client about her chronic alcohol abuse. Which action alerts the nurse to the client's use of the defense mechanism of denial?
1. The client hides liquor bottles in a closet. 2. The client yells at her son for slouching in his chair. 3. The client burns dinner on purpose. 4. The client says to the spouse, "I don't drink too much!"
A patient is known to have a history of alcohol abuse. In prescribing drug therapy for this patient, the health care provider must consider that the substance to which the patient may be tolerant owing to his alcohol use is:
a. Cocaine b. Caffeine c. Benzodiazepines d. Amphetamines
The nurse is providing chemoprophylaxis drug therapy for a client who will be traveling to a country with a high incidence of malaria. Which drugs are appropriate for chemoprophylaxis?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Chloroquine 2. Atovaquone-proguanil 3. Primaquine 4. Artemether-lumefantrine 5. Quinine sulfate