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kwoodring

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A male patient has been admitted with congestive heart failure. Although the patient is sitting in a semi-Fowler position, the nurse cannot auscultate distinct heart tones. The nurse will correctly first
 
  1. Document that the heart tones are muffled.
  2. Count the apical rate as best as possible and then document it.
  3. Have the patient lean forward and toward his left side.
  4. Report the findings to the charge nurse.

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A female patient who was admitted after suffering a stroke becomes frustrated because she is unable to respond verbally to the nurse's questions. The nurse, understanding the complications following a stroke, charts that the patient is
 
  1. Dysphasic.
  2. Dysphagic.
  3. Aphasic.
  4. Dyspneic.


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Jane

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3

Answer to Question 2

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kwoodring

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Gracias!

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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