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The nurse is taking a client's tympanic temperature. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate position for the client to be placed?
 
  a. Sims' c. Trendelenburg
  b. high Fowler's d. orthopneic

Question 2

What is the mechanism of gas exchange at the alveolar capillary membrane?
 
  a. diffusion c. osmosis
  b. filtration d. transference


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

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For a tympanic temperature, the most appropriate position for the client to be placed in is the Sims' position to promote access to the ear.

Answer to Question 2

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Diffusion is the movement of a solute from an area of higher solute concentration to an area of lower solute concentration across a membrane.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 22, 2018
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