Documentation of a client with Kussmaul's breathing is made when ...

[saliriagwu]

Documentation of a client with Kussmaul's breathing is made when the nurse assesses:
 
  A. Very slow respirations
  B. Abnormally deep but regular respirations
  C. Abnormally slow and irregular respirations
  D. Irregular periods of apnea and hyperventilation

Question 2

MC When instructing a client in the use of a walker, the nurse explains that the client should
 
  A. Lift up the walker and move forward several inches, then walk toward the walker.
  B. Lift up the walker, move forward, and at the same time move the unaffected leg with the walker.
  C. Move the walker forward, keeping all four feet of the walker on the floor, then move toward the walker.
  D. Move the walker forward by pushing and walking at the same time.

[duy1981999]

Answer to Question 1

B
B. Kussmaul's respirationRespirat ions are abnormally deep, regular, and increased in rate. Common in diabetic ketoacidosis.
A. BradypneaRate of breathing is regular but abnormally slow (less than 12 breaths per minute).
C. HypoventilationResp iratory rate is abnormally low; depth of ventilation may be depressed. Hypercarbia, an abnormally elevated level of carbon dioxide in the blood, may occur
D. Cheyne-StokesRespiratory rate and depth are irregular, characterized by alternating periods of apnea and hyperventilation.

Answer to Question 2

C

[saliriagwu]

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