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The 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?

The problem-based nursing diagnosis process requires the nurse to utilize which of the following skills?  

The warming, filtering and humidifying of inspired air takes place in the:  

The patient asks the nurse why he has to use the Incentive Spirometer after surgery. What would be the nurse’s most appropriate reply?

The nurse is caring for an 89 year old man who is recovering from pneumonia. He understands developmental factors that may impact this client’s recovery include which of the following?

Order: Solu-Cortef 150 mg IV Every 12 hours Available: Solu-Cortef powder for reconstitution. Add 1.8 mL of Sterile Water for a concentration of 250 mg/mL How many mL will be administered for one dose? Record your answer using one decimal place.

This is a Multiple Response Item. The nurse determines interventions appropriate for the client’s priority problem by Select the three responses that apply. Type the letters to your answer in alphabetical order using no spaces, commas, or periods. A. Referring to standards of care B. Reading pertinent nursing literature C. Determining the etiology of the problem D. Evaluating ability to perform nursing skills E. Discussing the problem with the client’s family

This is a Multiple Response Item. The patient’s problem is the inability to clear his airway related to increased mucous production due to upper airway infection and poor cough effort.  The nurse includes which of the following interventions in the plan of care?    Select the two responses that apply. Type the letters to your answer in alphabetical order using no spaces, commas, or periods.  A.  Encourage increased fluid intake.  B.  Assess level of anxiety.  C.  Encourage coughing and pursed-lip breathing techniques.   D.  Assess calorie count with each meal. 

The nurse is caring for a client with oxygenation and perfusion needs. The nurse would be most concerned about which of the following test results?

The client has been diagnosed with an aortic murmur. The nurse would hear this at which auscultatory area?