A 15-year-old boy with a history of asthma is undergoing lung function testing after experiencing a series of recent exacerbations. Which of the following instructions would facilitate measurement of the child's inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)?
A) Take normal, comfortable breaths until I ask you to stop.
B) Force as much air out of your lungs as you can and then take the deepest breath that you can.
C) I want you to take a normal breath in and then breathe in as deeply as you possibly can.
D) Breathe out like you normally would and then immediately breathe out as much as you're able to.
Question 2The gerontological nurse enrolls in a program to learn healing touch. How does this technique differ from therapeutic touch? (Select all that apply.)
A) Seals energy leaks
B) Manipulates soft tissues
C) Rebalances energy fields
D) Applies pressure to body areas
E) Incorporates opening energy blockages
Question 3The discharge instructions should include arm exercises for which postoperative patient?
a. Vaginal hysterectomy
b. Hydrocelectomy
c. Modified radical mastectomy
d. Unilateral orchiectomy
Question 4After remaining in bed for 48 hours after surgery and dismissing nurses' encouragements to mobilize, a patient has begun to display the characteristic signs and symptoms of atelectasis.
Because atelectasis is a health problem associated with decreased lung compliance, the nurse should understand that this patient is experiencing what pathophysiological phenomenon?
A) Decreased expandability of the patient's lung tissue
B) Decreased blood flow to the capillaries in the patient's alveoli
C) Increased airway resistance
D) A cessation of ventilation
Question 5The nurse is planning care for several older patients in a long-term care facility. At which points in time will the nurse assess the patients for pain? (Select all that apply.)
A) After helping with morning care
B) When the patients complain of pain
C) Prior to providing a patient with a meal
D) When assessing the patients' vital signs
E) When a patient asks for pain medication
Question 6Which of the following would be appropriate nursing actions for an elderly person with night-wandering? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ensure that the client is engaged in daytime activities, particularly late day exercise.
B) Keep the light on at all times.
C) Lock the door so that the elderly person cannot leave their room.
D) Assist the elderly person to toilet before bedtime.
E) Encourage the elderly person to sleep in the daytime.
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