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HESI EXIT EXAM 2023 The nurse knows that which statement by the mother indicates that the mother understands safety precautions with her four month-old infant and her 4 year-old child? A) "I strap the infant car seat on the front seat to face backwards." B) "I place my infant in the middle of the living room floor on a blanket to play with my 4 year old while I make supper in the kitchen." C) "My sleeping baby lies so cute in the crib with the little buttocks stuck up in the air while...

Musical inspiratory and expiratory sound associated with asthma Answer wheezes difficulty breathing when lying supine Answer orthopnea shape of thorax associated with emphysema Answer barrel chest chest pain typical of acute coronary syndromes Answer angina physical wasting associated with chronic lung disease Answer cachexia blood pressure that is too low Answer shock the sitting position that emphysema patients use when they are in trouble Answer tripoding drop in blood pr...

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY 3 VERSIONS)/ PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY (3 DIFFERENT VERSIONS) 2022-2024 VERSION 1 Physiological response to fight or flight, assessment findings? - ANSWERIncreased blood pressure, heart rate and dilated pupils. What is homeostasis? - ANSWER- A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any body chemistry. Function of ribosomes? - ANSWER- Site of protein synthesis What is the dif...

1. A nurse notes a client who has Parkinson disease shows signs of dyskinesia. Which of the following physical manifestations should the nurse expect? A. Difficulty swallowing Rationale: The nurse should expect to find with signs of dyskinesia difficulty moving, not swallowing. B. Difficulty speaking Rationale: The nurse should expect to find with signs of dyskinesia difficulty moving, not speaking. C. Difficulty moving Rationale: The nurse should expect to find with signs of dyskine...

NR 302 Health Assessment I NR 302 Week 8 Final Exam Comprehensive Practice 1. Question: Which assessment by the nurse most likely indicates that a patient is having difficulty breathing? 2. Question: Which should a nurse always do when taking a rectal temperature? 3. Question: A nurse is assessing a patient’s ideal body Which significant factor should … takin into consideration when performing this assessment? 4. Question: A nurse asks a patient’s wife specific questions about the patien...

EMT FINAL-JB Learning Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A Q: CPAP is indicated for patients who: Answer: have pulmonary edema and can follow verbal commands. Q: When the body senses a state of hypoperfusion, the sympathetic nervous system releases epinephrine, the effects of which include: Answer: tachycardia Q: Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing? Choose one answer. A. 24 breaths/m...

Midterm Exam: NR507/ NR 507 (2023/ 2024 Latest Update) Advanced Pathophysiology Exam| 100% Correct| Questions and Verified Answers| Graded A- Chamberlain Q: Damage occurs with ABO incompatibility because: Complement damages RBC membrane causing cell lysis. Mast cell degranulation. Autoantibodies specific for thyroid tissue impairs the receptors for TSH. Antigen/Antibody complexes attack the RBC. Answer: Complement damages RBC membrane causing cell lysis Q: Which is true a...

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous NG tube feedings. The nurse listens to the client's bowel sounds. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Click on the audio button to listen to the clip.) - Answer- Decrease the rate of the feeding - Rationality: The nurse should expect to hear bowel sounds every 5 to 35 seconds. This audio clip indicates hypermotility because there are greater than 40 bowel sounds/min. Hypermotility leads to diarrhea and is an indica...

Exam 2: PRN 1409/ PRN1409 Client-Centered Care III Exam Questions and Verified Answers| Updated 2023/ 2024| Rasmussen 1. Which disease is more common in COPD than in the general population ~ Answer: - GERD, ~ Lungs expand, presses on diaphragm, into the stomach. Resulting in acid reflux. 2. Smokers....try again and again to quit ~ Answer: - Keep encouraging to try again 3. Most likely cause of wheezing ~ Answer: Asthma 4. Most common cause of asthma ~...

Cough, Shortness of Breath, & Difficulty Breathing Exam @ 2023...