When assessing a patient, the nurse notes that the patient is unable to lie flat to breathe. When the nurse assists the patient to a sitting position, the patient is able to breathe more easily
The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing: a. dyspnea.
b. cyanosis.
c. jaundice.
d. orthopnea.
D
Orthopnea is an abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably. It occurs in many disorders of the respiratory and cardiac systems.
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a. Cultural accommodation b. Cultural brokering c. Cultural preservation d. Cultural repatterning
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A. acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) B. acetaminophen C. ibuprofen D. naproxen
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