MED SURG EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MED SURG EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Chapter 20 1. The nurse is assessing a patient who frequently coughs after eating or drinking. How should the nurse best follow up this assessment finding. A) Obtain a sputum sample. B) Perform a swallowing assessment. C) Inspect the patients tongue and mouth. D) Assess the patient’s nutritional status. 2. The ED nurse is assessing a patient complaining of dyspnea. The nurse auscultates the patient’s chest and hears wheezing throughout the lung fields. What might this indicate? A) The patient has a narrowed airway. B) The patient has pneumonia. C) The patient needs physiotherapy. D) The patient has a hemothorax.
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MED SURG 2
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1 the nurse is assessing a patient who frequently coughs after eating or drinking how should the nurse best follow up this assessment finding a obtain a sputum sample b perform a swallowing asse