A nurse auscultated heart tones on an older adult client. Which action should the nurse take based on heart tones heard? (Click the media button to hear the audio clip.)
a. Administer a diuretic.
b. Document the finding.
c. Decrease the IV flow rate.
d. Evaluate the client's medications.
Question 2
A nurse prepares a client for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The client states, I am afraid I might die. How should the nurse respond?
a. This is a routine surgery and the risk of death is very low.
b. Would you like to speak with a chaplain prior to surgery?
c. Tell me more about your concerns about the surgery.
d. What support systems do you have to assist you?
A small adult H. erectus from Olorgesailie, Kenya.
The pubic symphysis of the pelvis is useful for estimating age in the adult skeleton.
The divisions of the adult human brain.
Client files are kept in alphabetical order in locked file cabinets.
Action Potential Summary
An older woman with wrinkled skin, gray hair, and darker teeth, smokes a cigarette.