A document considered to be a legal record and hospital property is the:
1. Kardex.
2. medication card.
3. armband.
4. patient chart.
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The patient's chart is a legal record. It is the major source of information about the patient and the care received while in the hospital.
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The nurse recognizes that a rising PaCO2 level in a COPD patient means that:
1. there is more arterial oxygen available than is needed. 2. the ventilation-perfusion ratio is becoming balanced. 3. respiratory acidosis has begun. 4. the anticholinergics are effective.
The nurse explains that hypertension increases the work of the heart because of increasing:
1. preload. 2. stroke volume. 3. contractility. 4. afterload.
If an older child inhales a foreign body, the inhaled object is more likely to be drawn into the right bronchus rather than the left. Which statement correctly explains why this occurs?
A) The left bronchus is shorter and wider than the right B) The right bronchus is shorter and wider than the left C) Both bronchi are the same size, but the left is more vertical than the right D) The right bronchus is more vertical than the left
A 20-year-old baseball pitcher has an arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff injury performed in same-day surgery. When the nurse plans postoperative teaching for the patient, which information will be included?
a. "You have an appointment with a physical therapist for tomorrow." b. "Leave the shoulder immobilizer on for the first few days to minimize pain." c. "The doctor will use the drop-arm test to determine the success of the procedure." d. "You should try to find a different position to play on the baseball team."