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newbem

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The patient is unable to sit upright for medication administration. The nurse should assist the patient to which position to decrease the risk for aspiration?
 
  a. Prone
  b. Supine
  c. Side-lying
  d. Dorsal recumbent

Question 2

MC The client has a continuous bladder irrigation (CBI). When you assess the client, you find the urine collection bag is empty after 1 hour. Your initial action is to
 
  A. Disconnect the catheter and instill 50 mL irrigant with firm pressure.
  B. Observe if the irrigating solution is infusing into the bladder.
  C. Irrigate the catheter by inserting a fluid-filled syringe into the injection port.
  D. Change the catheter as it is probably occluded.



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Answer to Question 1

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Assist the patient to a side-lying position if sitting is contraindicated by the patient's condition. This decreases the risk for aspiration during swallowing. Swallowing is difficult or impossible in the prone position. The risk for aspiration is increased when the patient is swallowing in the supine position or in the dorsal recumbent position.

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newbem

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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