Consider the challenges that Max's high BMI creates for respiratory assessment and the mechanics of breathing while nursed in bed
What will be an ideal response?
Suggested response: Obesity diminishes breath sounds on auscultation and percussion and reduces vibrations on vocal fremitus. It may also be difficult to position the patient properly for a thorough assessment.2 As the abdomen pushes against the diaphragm it may lead to reduced air entry. Bariatric patients are often nursed in the reverse Trendelenburg position to attenuate these affects.4
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Which leadership style is most apt to evoke apathy in team members and may result in chaos?
a. democratic c. autocratic b. laissez-faire d. synergistic
There are several nursing interventions that can be used to decrease environmental influences on health. How can a nurse use tertiary prevention to keep the environment clean?
A) Decrease environmental pollution. B) Educate the community on how to keep the environment clean. C) Involvement with political actions that provide strategies to minimize environmental exposure in populations. D) Help communities to manage the long-term effects of conditions that are caused by environmental hazards.
Persons with disabilities have often been defined by their illness or disability. Defining someone by their disease or disability is devaluing and disrespectful. Which of the following is the correct way to refer to someone with a disability?
1. A handicapped person 2. A person with an amputation 3. An amputee 4. A wheelchair-bound afflicted person