The nurse understands that emphysema decreases lung tissue elasticity. How does this affect lung inflation?

During a health history interview, a male patient tells the nurse that he does not feel that he completely empties his bladder when he voids. He has been recently diagnosed with an enlarged prostate. What symptom is this patient experiencing?

Where does gas exchange occur?

A nurse has received an order to suction a patient's endotracheal tube. Which action is most appropriate when performing this intervention?

A nurse is gathering assessment data on a new patient at the clinic for a yearly physical assessment. The patient is a 55-year-old Hispanic obese male. Patient states his father died at age 52 of a heart attack. During the interview, the patient states they have a desk job and sits all day, eats mostly fast- food, and traditional foods high in fat, and smokes 1 pack of cigarettes per day. The patient states in the evening he mostly enjoys sitting on the couch watching television. The nurse plans to provide education to the patient on modifiable risk factors to prevent coronary artery disease. Which of the following are a modifiable risk factors?

While reading a physician's progress notes a student notes that an assigned client is having hypoxia. What abnormal assessments would the student expect to find?

When caring for your patient, she states, "If I wait too long and let my bladder get too full, I can not hold in my urine. I have to wear a pad so I don't wet my pants." What is this type of incontinence called?

A nurse caring for a patient who is hospitalized following a right knee replacement is preparing a discharge plan for the patient. Which action should be the focus of this termination phase of the helping relationship?

A nurse is caring for a client who is being treated for a bladder infection. The client complains to the nurse that he has been having difficulty and it feels uncomfortable when he voids. How should the nurse document this client's condition?

The nurse is assessing a client's stoma after a newly placed ostomy. The nurse understands that which of the following are expected findings of a healthy appearing stoma?

An older woman who is a resident of a long-term care facility has to get up and void several times during the night. Which of the following is an expected age-related change that can contribute to this occurrence?