Why does a nurse move a patient who has been confined to bed for ...

[mckennatimberlake]

Why does a nurse move a patient who has been confined to bed for a few days slowly from a sitting to a standing position?
 
  a. Fatigue
  b. Muscle injury
  c. Sensory disorientation
  d. Orthostatic hypotension

Question 2

The patient is admitted in a near comatose state with a blood glucose level of 750 . His respiratory rate is 42 breaths per minute, and his respiratory pattern is deep and regular. What is this type of breathing known as?
 
  a. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
  b. Biot's respiration
  c. Bradypnea
  d. Kussmaul's respiration

[janeli1]

Answer to Question 1

D
A patient who has been immobile for several days or longer may be weak or dizzy or may develop orthostatic hypotension (a drop in blood pressure) when transferred.

Answer to Question 2

D
Respirations are abnormally deep, regular, and increased in rate. This is common in diabetic ketoacidosis. With Cheyne-Stokes respirations, respiratory rate and depth are irregular, characterized by alternating periods of apnea and hyperventilation. The respiratory cycle begins with slow, shallow breaths that gradually increase to abnormal rate and depth. The pattern reverses, and breathing slows and becomes shallow, climaxing in apnea before respiration resumes. With Biot's respirations, respirations are abnormally shallow for two to three breaths followed by an irregular period of apnea. With bradypnea, the rate of breathing is regular but abnormally slow (fewer than 12 breaths per minute).