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A nurse is providing education to a patient recently diagnosed with emphysema. Which of the following statements best explains the main pathophysiological problems associated with emphysema?

The nurse teaches pursed-lip breathing to a patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the following is the best description of the purpose of this type of breathing.

The nurse is caring for a patient in cardiogenic shock.  The nurse knows the primary cause of the shock resulted from which process? 

A nursing student is reviewing the brainstem’s regulation of breathing. The student reads that two areas in the brain—the apneustic and pneumotaxic centers—play a role in regulating the rhythm of respiration. Which of the following statements best describes the functions of these two areas?

The student nurse is assessing a patient’s EKG strip and interprets the rhythm to be atrial fibrillation. On which of the following criteria does the nurse base this analysis? 

The nurse reviewing the electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythm strip of a patient with a history of a myocardial infarction notes that the PR intervals are 0.16 seconds. The nurse would arrive at which interpretation of this assessment data? 

A 23-year-old male presents to your clinic for shortness of breath (SOB) and severe chest pain (CP) after suffering a traumatic fall from a 15-foot ladder. The patient is diagnosed with a tension pneumothorax. If interventions are not implemented immediately, the patient will likely develop which type of shock?

Which of the following is sometimes called the “window” of the eye?

Which of the following is not a location at which the pulse can be felt in the upper limb?

The perineurium is