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on: Jul 22, 2018
A bedridden patient in hospice care is suffering from nausea, vomiting, confusion, constipation, lethargy, decreased deep tendon reflexes, polyuria, and extreme thirst. A nurse identifies these symptoms as
 
  1. Dyspnea.
  2. Hypercalcemia.
  3. Cyanosis.
  4. Cheyne-Stokes respirations.

Question 2

A terminally ill patient has barely eaten anything for several days. A nurse should
 
  1. Place the patient on intravenous (IV) nutrition.
  2. Ask the doctor to insert a feeding tube.
  3. Insist that the patient eat something at least three times a day.
  4. Encourage the patient to eat whatever foods he or she thinks sound and look appealing.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4


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