The five A's for helping persons quit tobacco use include all of the following except:
a. ask
b. advise
c. acknowledge
d. arrange
Question 2
An older patient being treated for pneumonia is given a sedative to sleep. A few hours afterwards, the patient has a respiratory rate of 12 and cannot be aroused. What does this assessment finding indicate to the nurse?
1. The sedative was not absorbed.
2. The sedative has reached a therapeutic blood level.
3. The medication for sleep caused excessive sedation.
4. The patient is experiencing complications of pneumonia.