The nurse is completing a history on a patient with dyspnea. What characteristic of dyspnea is most indicative of pulmonary disease?
A) Most severe when patient is supine
B) Awakens patient from sleep at night
C) Accompanied by anginal chest pain
D) Most severe with exertion
D
You might also like to view...
A client admitted to a local healthcare facility wants his privacy to be respected when he
is in a multi-bed room. What is the best way to help ensure the client's privacy? A) Turn radios and TV sets to a low volume B) Use screens, curtains, and bath blankets in the client's room C) Avoid conversation in the vicinity of the client at night D) Offer extra blankets to the client
A client has taken 24 acetaminophen (Tylenol) tablets at once in a suicide attempt. Which medication would most likely be administered to reverse the effects of Tylenol?
1. Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) 2. Flumazenil (Romazicon) 3. Atropine (Protopam) 4. Naloxone (Narcan)
A nurse is working at a womens health clinic and is asked by a client when she should return for her next Pap smear. Which of the following resources would the nurse use to find the most current recommendations?
a. National Health Information Center b. Healthy People 2020 c. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) website d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website
When a leg bag is attached to a condom catheter, the bag should be secured to the
A) knee. B) external thigh. C) inner calf or thigh. D) back of the thigh.