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amal

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An emergency department (ED) nurse is caring for a patient complaining of dyspnea. The nurse assesses the patient's chest and hears wheezing throughout the lung fields. What might this indicate?
 
  A) The patient is in bronchospasm.
  B) The patient has pneumonia.
  C) The patient needs physiotherapy.
  D) The patient has a hemothorax.

Question 2

The children of a 78-year-old frail woman are exasperated at what they perceive to be her obsession with her ailing health.
 
  The children state that their mother rarely talks about anything other than her health problems and is constantly scheduling appointments with her physician that they believe are frivolous. How should the woman's nurse direct the family to deal with their mother's problem? A) Focus on fostering their mother's health in the knowledge that the problem will diminish if her health improves.
  B) Bar their mother from making appointments that they deem unnecessary and reassure her that her health is stable.
  C) Resolve to accept their mother's priorities and engage with her prioritization of her health problems.
  D) Focus on engaging their mother in conversations that include a discussion of topics other than her health.


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coreycathey

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D
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Spending time in nonillnessrelated conversation can demonstrate that one can receive attention without resorting to physical complaints. The interventions in answers A, B, and C are not appropriate.


amal

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Excellent

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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