The admitting nurse is assessing a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse auscultates diminished breath sounds, which signify changes in the airway
These changes indicate to the nurse the need to monitor the patient for what related signs and symptoms?
A) Hypoxemia and clubbing of the fingers
B) Dyspnea and hypoxemia
C) Clubbing of the fingers and cyanosis
D) Bronchospasm and clubbing of the fingers
B
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Which nursing action should be included in the care of a client who has viral meningitis?
a. Provide frequent small feedings. b. Turn the client every two hours. c. Prepare the client's family for the imminent death of the client. d. Provide a quiet environment with minimal stimulation of noise and light.
A client states, "My breasts are so small. I don't think I will be able to breastfeed." Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "It may be difficult but you should try anyway." b. "You can always supplement with formula." c. "All women have about the same amount of glandular tissue to secrete milk." d. "The ability to produce breast milk depends on increased levels of estrogen and progesterone."
The nurse is caring for an African American male who has just been diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse anticipates that this patient will be started on which medications?
1. A thiazide diuretic 2. A calcium channel blocker 3. An ACE inhibitor 4. A beta-adrenergic antagonist 5. An angiotensin-II receptor blocker
A primary care NP prescribes probenecid to treat a patient who has gout. The patient comes to the clinic 2 weeks later with severe flank pain. The NP should:
a. ask the patient about fluid intake. b. order a urinalysis and urine culture. c. change the medication to allopurinol. d. recommend nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to treat flank pain.