Which statement about asthma is correct?
a. Air passages are widened.
b. Wheezing and cough are common.
c. There is usually an infection present.
d. The person has fever, pain, and chills.
B
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He is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids but has not requested pain medication since surgery. Seven hours later, his vital signs are P, 98 bpm; R, 26 breaths per minute; and BP, 164/90 mm Hg; and he denies pain. Which intervention should the nurse im-plement? a. Administer an opioid medication by IV route. b. Check the surgical dressing for bleeding. c. Report the vital signs to the health care provider. d. Ask if he has about discomfort at the sur-gical site or any other location.
An instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a class on the various pituitary hormones. Which hormone would the instructor include as being released by the posterior pituitary gland?
A) Somatotropin B) Prolactin C) Oxytocin D) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestation in a client with a decreased fecal urobilino-gen concentration?
a. Clay-colored stools b. Petechiae c. Asterixis d. Melena
During a hospital admission an 8-year-old of Polish heritage expresses anger because so many people are unable to pronounce the child's name. What should the nurse respond?
A) "Polish names are hard to pronounce." B) "No one ever says my name correctly either." C) "I will mark in your nursing care plan how to say it correctly." D) "I'll never use your name. Then, I can't say it wrong."