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A nurse needs to auscultate a patient's lung sounds. In what position should the nurse place the patient?
 
  a. Sims
  b. Prone
  c. Sitting
  d. Lithotomy

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During a physical assessment, the nurse notes a patient has a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes. How should the nurse document this finding?
 
  a. Dyspnea
  b. Cyanosis
  c. Diaphoresis
  d. Ecchymosis


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

ANS: C
Sitting upright provides full expansion of the lungs and provides better visualization of symmetry of upper body parts.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Cyanosis is a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by an increase of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood.


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