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A 36-year-old patient diagnosed with meningitis has a fever of 102.3 F. A family member verbalizes a concern that the patient is breathing fast.
 
  Upon assessment, the nurse notes a res-piratory rate of 20 breaths/min, pulse oximetry is 92 on 2L/O2, and lungs clear to auscultation. What is the best explanation for the rapid respiratory rate that the nurse can give the family member?
  a. He is most likely anxious because he is in the hospital.
  b. His fever has increased his metabolic rate and is causing him to breathe faster.
  c. He is hyperventilating because he needs more oxygen.
  d. He has an acid-base imbalance, which is causing him to hyperventilate.

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a very weak client with a multiple pregnancy. Which of the following views might a teleologist have in such a situation?
 
  A) Support the procedure of selective abortion
  B) Argue that destroying any fetus is wrong
  C) Avoid telling the truth to the client
  D) Avoid analyzing ethical dilemmas of a case


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livaneabi

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

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An increase of 1 F in body temperature causes a 7 increase in the metabolic rate, thereby in-creasing carbon dioxide production. The clinical response is increased rate and depth of respira-tion. Anxiety is not the reason for increased respirations in this scenario. The fever (102.3 F) is the cause of the increased respirations. The patient may have increased breathing but the patient is not hyperventilating. Hyperventilation occurs when the respiratory rate is greater than 20 breaths per minute in an adult, causing an increase in carbon dioxide elimination.

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A teleologist may argue that selective abortion is ethical because it will ensure the full-term birth of those who remain. Teleologists analyze ethical dilemmas on a case-by-case basis. A deontologist may argue that destroying any fetus is wrong on moral grounds. Deontologists believe that lying is never acceptable because it violates the duty to tell the truth to those entitled to honest information.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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