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A nurse auscultates low pitched, coarse, gurgling (rhonchi) in the lower lobes of the lungs.  What is a nursing intervention to correct this abnormal finding? 

A nurse auscultates low pitched, coarse, gurgling (rhonchi) in the lower lobes of the lungs.  What is a nursing intervention to correct this abnormal finding? 

Which intervention is a recommended guideline for assessing postoperative elimination needs?

During an assessment the nurse finds that the patient has vesicular breath sounds over most of their chest.  What should the nurse interpret this as?

The nurse is aware that self-evaluation feelings in children includes what?

Which intervention is a recommended guideline for assessing postoperative elimination needs?

A patient scheduled for major surgery will receive general anesthesia. Why is inhalation anesthesia often used to provide the desired actions?

During a pre-operative assessment, a client reports that he takes Percocet for chronic back pain every evening. Based upon this information, the nurse is aware that the client may require which of the following?

A young woman has been in an automobile crash and sustained a laceration across the left side of her face, resulting in a large scar. What nursing diagnosis would be appropriate for this disfigurement?

A 70-year-old woman tells the nurse that she is not sexually active. How would the nurse respond?