The nurse is preparing to assess a client who is experiencing ...

[biggirl4568]

The nurse is preparing to assess a client who is experiencing shortness of breath. Prior to the physical examination, the nurse should ask the client to describe which subjective data?
 
  1. The edema in the client's feet
  2. The client's pulses
  3. The intensity and duration of pain
  4. The client's breathing pattern

Question 2

The nurse explains to a client with right-sided heart failure that failure of the right ventricle prevents the heart from:
 
  1. Pumping blood to the left ventricle.
  2. Pumping blood to the body.
  3. Pumping blood to the coronary arteries.
  4. Pumping blood to the lungs.

[angrybirds13579]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3

1. Edema is an objective assessment that the nurse observes.
2. The client's pulses are objective data.
3. The client should be asked to rate the pain and describe the duration, which is subjective data that only the client can describe.
4. The nurse observes the client's breathing pattern.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 4

1. The left atrium pumps blood to the left ventricle.
2. The left ventricle pumps blood to the body.
3. The coronary arteries are supplied blood from the left atrium.
4. The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs for oxygenation, and when not working properly is not able to supply the lungs with the needed blood.