The nurse explains that an artificial opening into a body cavity is a(n):
1. gastrostomy.
2. ostomy.
3. colonoscopy.
4. ureterostomy.
2
An ostomy is an artificial opening into a body cavity.
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Which are examples of primary and secondary gains that clients diagnosed with SSD: predominately pain, may experience?
1. Primary: chooses to seek a new doctor; Secondary: euphoric feeling from new medications 2. Primary: euphoric feeling from new medications; Secondary: chooses to seek a new doctor 3. Primary: receives get-well cards; Secondary: pain prevents attending stressful family reunion 4. Primary: pain prevents attending stressful family reunion; Secondary: receives get-well cards
A nurse would cautiously administer sedatives and hypnotics to which of the following clients?
A) Clients who are lactating B) Clients with heart trouble C) Clients with hypertension D) Clients with gastrointestinal upset
Your patient is scheduled to get a PEG tube. The patient asks you how the catheter will stay in place. What is your best answer?
A) An external crossbar attaches to the catheter tip to hold everything in place. B) External fasteners secure the tube in place. C) An internal crossbar keeps the catheter in place. D) A mushroom-tip catheter is used to secure the tube against the stomach wall.
A client's respirations are 14. His respirations are
a. apneic. c. tachypneic. b. eupneic. d. bradypneic.