Author Question: A nurse is caring for a client with severe heat cramps. What should the nurse do when providing care ... (Read 81 times)

SGallaher96 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A nurse is caring for a client with severe heat cramps. What should the nurse do when providing care to the client with a heat-related illness?

1 . Move the client to a cooler place.
2 . Provide concentrated salt solutions, if the client can swallow.
3 . Uncover the client's head.
4 . Keep the client calm.
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4

Question 2

The nurse is performing a physical assessment of a client to determine if pneumothorax is present following a motor vehicle accident. Which of the following signs would indicate this alteration?

A) Severe dyspnea
B) Symmetrical chest
C) Dull, radiating chest pain
D) Rise in blood pressure

Jadwiga9 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Moving the client to a cooler area, uncovering the client's head, and keeping the client calm are the interventions that a nurse should perform when administering care to a client with heat cramps. When providing care to the client with severe heat cramps, give the client very dilute salt solutions if the client can swallow.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Signs and symptoms of pneumothorax include SOB or severe dyspnea, asymmetrical chest, mediastinal shift toward the affected side, sudden sharp chest pain, drop in blood pressure, weak, rapid pulse, cessation of breathing movement on affected side, cyanosis, and change in level of consciousness.