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maegan_martin · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is teaching a class for caregivers of clients with Alzheimer's disease. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the caregivers make which statement?

1. There aren't any drugs that are effective in treating this disease..
2. There are drugs that will help decrease symptoms for a little while..
3. There are drugs that can control symptoms for many years..
4. There are effective drugs, but they cannot be used over a long period..

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to assess a client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Before palpating the client's abdomen, the nurse decides to:

1. Have the client remain upright.
2. Have the client assume the Sims' position.
3. Have the client bend over a table.
4. Administer 6L of oxygen first.

krakiolit · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2. There are drugs that will help decrease symptoms for a little while..

Rationale:
Current medications will only decrease symptoms for a little while. There are drugs that will decrease symptoms for a short period of time. Drugs will not control symptoms for many years. The drugs for treatment of Alzheimer's disease are no more dangerous than other drugs used for a long period of time.

Answer to Question 2

1. Have the client remain upright.

Rationale:
Abdomen palpation is usually done in the supine position, but the client with COPD would not tolerate the position well. The nurse should position the client with the head elevated to the point of comfortable breathing to perform the assessment. Having the client lie in the Sims' position could compromise the client's ability to breathe effectively. A client with COPD who is experiencing dyspnea would be asked to bend over the table. Administering oxygen to a client with COPD may decrease the client's drive to breathe.