During the examination of a patient, the nurse notices that the patient has several small, flat macules on the posterior portion of her thorax. These macules are less than 1 cm wide. Another name for these macules is:
a. Warts.
b. Bullae.
c. Freckles.
d. Papules.
Question 2
A patient tells the nurse, Sometimes I wake up at night and I have real trouble breathing. I have to sit up in bed to get a good breath. When documenting this information, the nurse would note:
a. Orthopnea.
b. Acute emphysema. c.
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. d.
Acute shortness of breath episode.
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
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