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VCE
You are preparing a teaching session on tuberculosis. What is one of the first symptoms that the group might notice in someone who has tuberculosis?
A. Bloody, productive cough
B. Cough with mucoid sputum
C. Chest pain
D. Dyspnea
You have assisted the physician with insertion of a chest tube. As you monitor the fluid level in the water seal chamber you notice fluctuations in the fluid. What is the appropriate action?
A. Notify the physician.
B. Encourage the patient to deep breathe.
C. This is a normal finding.
D. Reinforce the dressing.
You are caring for an alcoholic in withdrawal. Which symptoms would alert the nurse to delirium tremors?
A. Hypertension, change in level of consciousness, hallucinations
B. Hypotension, ataxia, hunger
C. Stupor, agitation, muscular rigidity
D. Hypotension, coarse hand tremors, agitation