Question of the day

The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding?

 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)
 2. A narrowed chest cavity
 3. Clubbed fingers
 4. An increased risk of cardiac failure

question of the day- Q3

Which of the following conditions would a nurse not administer erythromycin? 

A: Campylobacterial infection
B: Legionnaire’s disease
C: Pneumonia
D: Multiple Sclerosis

Question of the day- Q2

A nurse is making rounds taking vital signs. Which of the following vital signs is abnormal? 

A: 11 year old male – 90 b.p.m, 22 resp/min. , 100/70 mm Hg
B: 13 year old female – 105 b.p.m., 22 resp/min., 105/60 mm Hg
C: 5 year old male- 102 b.p.m, 24 resp/min., 90/65 mm Hg
D: 6 year old female- 100 b. p.m., 26 resp/min., 90/70mm Hg

Question of the day- Q.1

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A nurse is caring for an adult that has recently been diagnosed with respiratory alkalosis. Which of the following clinical signs would most likely not be present?

A: Anxiety attacks
B: Dizziness
C: Hyperventilation cyanosis
D: Blurred vision