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a nurse is assessing the respiration of a patient and
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finds that the patient is breathing so swallowly that
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the respirations cannot be counted. what would be
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the correct nursing intervention in this situation?
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asscultating the lung sounds and count respirations ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




which nursing actions are associated with caring for a ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




client who is experiencing hypoemia? select all that
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apply
- remain calm and speak in a normal tone of voice
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- encourage the client to cough and deep breathe
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- attach a pulse oximeter to the clients finger
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- elevate the head of the bed
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the nurse is caring for a client with chronic
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obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




expresses concerns about the ability to breathe ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




easily. what position to help alleviate the clients ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




dyspnea?

,high folwers position ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




the nurse caring for a client with emphysema has
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determined that a priority nursing concern for this ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




client is the risk for malnutrition related to difficulty ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




by breathing while eating. which nursing
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intervention is appropriate to include in the clients ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




care plan? ||\\||\\




provide 6 small meals daily ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




A nurse prefers to use an alcohol-based hand rub
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when providing care for patients. In which case is this ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




practice contraindicated?
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while providing care to a patient with c. diff ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




which of the following patients is at most risk for ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




tacycardia?
a febrile pt 103F
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a nurse recieves a call from a friend requesting info
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on her mother-in-law who was just admitted to the
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hospital. how should the nurse respond? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

, "im sorry; per privacy laws.I cant give out pt info even
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to my bff or family member"
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the nurse is preparing to delegate a bath for a 90 year
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old client who is nonresponsive and has mild skin
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breakdown. which type of bath will the nurse ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




delegate out? ||\\||\\




traditional bed bath with linen change ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




*a nurse has delegated morning vital signs to a nurse
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assistant. which requires the nurse to intervene? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




assessing bp of a patient with a left dialysis (A-V) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




fistula in their right arm ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




what nursing intervention can be implemented to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




stimulate appetite? ||\\||\\




encourage or provide oral care ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




the nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with
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Impaired Gas Exchange. while performing a physical ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




assessment of the client, which data is the nurse ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




likely to find, keeping in mind the client's diagnosis?
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high respiratory rate ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

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