Which of the following clients could be expected to require mechanical ventilation longterm?
A. 27-year-old with status asthmaticus
B. 45-year-old with morphine overdose
C. 24-year-old with muscular dystrophy
D. 65-year-old with bilateral bacterial pneumonia
C
Clients who have chronic, progressive neuromuscular diseases that preclude spontaneous venti-lation require mechanical ventilation for life. The health problems of status asthmaticus, morphine overdose, and pneumonia are all acute but short-term issues requiring relatively brief ventilatory support.
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The nurse frequently discusses personal, sensitive topics with clients of both genders. How should the nurse proceed in these conversations?
1. Understand that females use communication to establish independence and status. 2. Be assured that there is no difference between men and women in communication. 3. Women are always more emotional in such conversations than are men. 4. Males and females tend to communicate differently.
A patient scheduled for an initial ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) treatment asks a nurse, "Isn't the electrical current dangerous?" Which response would be the most therapeutic?
a. "The amount of electricity is very small and used for only a few seconds.". b. "The chance of you being shocked is minimal; you won't feel anything.". c. "There's a small chance of something going wrong; the risk is about the same as with minor surgery.". d. "You're worried about being electrocuted, aren't you? Don't worry; there is no chance of that happening.".
When working in a "Standard Precautions" area,
A) all persons who talk to the patient should wear gloves. B) all persons who touch contaminated equipment should wear gloves. C) all persons who touch the patient should wear gloves. D) it is not necessary to wear gloves.
When writing a conversion factor as a ratio, the number you are converting from is placed ________ the colon in the conversion factor.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).