Answer to Question 1
Answer: A
Age, race, and hypertension lead to an increased risk for developing heart failure. Race and smoking are risk factors, but being female and younger decreases the overall risk. Age and obesity are risk factors, but not as much as age, being African-American, and having hypertension. Asthma is not considered a significant risk factor in the development of heart failure.
Answer to Question 2
Answer: A
Micro clots in the pulmonary vasculature are likely to interfere with gas exchange in the client with DIC. The nurse should place the client in Fowler or high-Fowler position to improve gas exchange. Monitoring the client's oxygen saturation continuously, maintaining bed rest, and encouraging deep breathing and coughing are all interventions the nurse should implement.
Vital signs for clients in metabolic alkalosis may reveal hypotension, bradycardia, and an irregular
Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI
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Using small, circular strokes, exfoliate the client’s neck and back.
(A) Unwrap each of the layers until the client is covered by just the plastic sheet and the towels ...
Positioning the client