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Which information should the nurse quality of the pain
obtain when performing an initial signs of inflammation
assessment of a client who presents to ankle range of motion
the emergency department with a visible deformities of the joint
painful ankle injury?
,Which physical assessment finding hoarseness
should the nurse anticipate in a client
with long-term gastroesophagealreflux Dyspepsia and regurgitation are the main symptoms of
disease (GERD)? gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); however,
hoarseness is one of the most common long-term
symptoms of GERD due to the irritation of the reflux of
gastric secretions.
A client presents with chronic venous Bilateral lower leg stasis dermatitis
insufficiency. Which assessment finding
should the nurse anticipate? Clients who suffer from chronic venous insufficiency
often develop stasis dermatitis in the lower extremities.
Stasis dermatitis appear as brownish-red discoloration
on the lower extremities at the ankles which can
develop into stasis ulcers due to the pooling of the
venous blood flow back to the heart.
, Which statement made by a client with I will cut back on smoking cigarettes daily
chronic pancreatitis indicates that
further education is needed? To prevent exacerbations of chronic pancreatitis,
patients should be instructed to avoid nicotine entirely
A male client who smokes two packs of Alcohol consumption can cause erectile dysfunction
cigarettes a day states he understands low testosterone levels affect sperm production
that smoking cigarettes is contributing cessation of smoking improves general health and
to the difficulty that he and his wife are fertility
having in getting pregnant and wants to
know if other factors could be
contributing to their difficulty. What
information is best for the nurse to
provide?