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The nurse is preparing to assist a client with a cuffed tracheostomy tube to eat. What intervention is the priority before the client is permitted to drink or eat? - Inflate the cuff Rationale: If a client with a tracheostomy is allowed to eat and the tracheostomy has a cuff, the nurse should inflate the cuff to prevent aspiration of food or fluids. The cuff would not be deflated because of the risk of aspiration. The nurse has implemented a bowel maintenance program for an unconscious cli...

The nurse assesses a patient with shortness of breath for evidence of long-standing hypoxemia by inspecting: A. Chest excursion B. Spinal curvatures C. The respiratory pattern D. The fingernail and its base - D. The fingernail and its base Clubbing, a sign of longstanding hypoxemia, is evidenced by an increase in the angle between the base of the nail and the fingernail to 180 degrees or more, usually accompanied by an increase in the depth, bulk, and sponginess of the end of the finger

The nurse is assessing a 48-year-old client with a history of smoking during a routine clinic visit. The client, who exercises regularly, reports having pain in the calf during exercise that disappears at rest. Which of the following findings requires further evaluation?

A nurse is caring for a client who is learning how to take care of a newly created colostomy. When observing a return demonstration of the colostomy irrigation, the nurse evaluates that more teaching is required when the client: - Hangs the irrigation bag on the door clothes hook during fluid insertion Following surgery, a client asks the nurse if he or she can help measure intake and output. What is the best nursing response? - Assess the client's ability to measure the intake and output

What is a notary public? - A public official authorized to attest to the authenticity of signatures. What are the four basic components of a notary public? - law abiding, bonded, impartial, public official. What are a notary's key functions? - To acknowledge and witness the signing of documents and administer oaths and affirmations related to the signing of important documents.

acknowledge - to admit the existence of truth of a statement and accept responsibility acknowledgement - a formal declaration before a notary public that the instrument presented is the free and voluntary act of the party executing it and the signatures on the document are genuine administer - to give or apply in a formal way

A visitor from Hawaii requests a notarization and presents you with the driver's license shown on the screen as proof of her identity. Does the license meet the requirements for an ID as specified in Indiana law? - Yes A visitor from Columbia requests a notarization and presents you with the passport with a visa stamp shown on the screen as proof of his identity. Does the passport meet the requirements for an ID as specified in Indiana Law?

acknowledge - to admit the existence of truth of a statement and accept responsibility acknowledgement - a formal declaration before a notary public that the instrument presented is the free and voluntary act of the party executing it and the signatures on the document are genuine affidavit - a signed statement made under oath or affirmation certificate - a document testifying to fact, qualification, or promise -a written statement legally authenticated