(c) Ask the nurse why he has such feelings.
(d) Simply nod your head in agreement.- For your patient with a CD4 count < 200, the most important nursing
assessment would include:
(a) bowel movements.
(b) urinary output.
(c) fever.
(d) blood pressure. - Patients returning from the operating room should be monitored for atelec-
tasis. Why is this important?
(a) Immobility, anesthesia, and lack of deep breathing places the patient at
risk for collapsed lung.
(b) All postoperative patients are at risk for infection.
(c) Postoperative patients might have received too much oxygen during
surgery.
(d) Postoperative patients don’t receive enough oxygen during surgery. - Tom is diagnosed with congestive heart failure and asks why fluid accu-
mulates in his lungs. You respond by saying:
(a) Because of the excessive volume of IV fluid that is being administered.
(b) The right side of your heart is weakened and is losing the capability to
pump blood to your lungs.
(c) You stand too long at work.
(d) The left side of your heart is weakened and is losing the capability to
pump blood to your lungs. - Joan is apprehensive about undergoing bronchosopy. You respond by saying:
(a) The thought of this procedure seems to be disturbing you. You will be
sleeping during this procedure. I’ll ask your physician to visit you
again and answer any questions that you might have regarding the
procedure.
(b) Your physician has performed this procedure frequently.
(c) I had it performed three years ago and I was fine.
(d) You won’t feel a thing. You’ll be fine.
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