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A nurse is assessing a 74-year-old male patient for an exercise program to be offered at the local hospital. During the evaluation, the nurse notes the following vital signs: P = 72, RR = 16, BP = 132/70.
 
  After 3 minutes of moderate-intensity running on the treadmill, the patient becomes short of breath and states, I have to stop. I can't do this anymore. The nurse measures his vital signs again: P = 152, RR = 40, BP = 172/98. She instructs him to rest. Vital signs return to baseline after 15 minutes. The nurse should recognize his symptoms as associated with which of the following?
  1) COPD
  2) Orthostatic hypotension
  3) Limited activity tolerance
  4) Impending respiratory failure

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A 73-year-old patient admitted after a stroke has expressive aphasia. Which pain intensity scale(s) would be appropriate to use with this patient? Choose all that apply.
 
  1) Visual analogue
  2) Numerical rating
  3) Wong-Baker face rating
  4) Simple descriptor



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2, 3




yoooooman

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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