Question: 48. A 58 Year Old Patient Has Just Been Admitted To The Emergency Department With Nausea And Vomiting. Which Information Requires The Most Rapid Interventions By The Nurse? 1. The Patient Has Been Vomiting For 4 Days 2. The Patient Takes Antacids 8 To 10 Times A Day 3. The Patient Is Lethargic And Difficult To Arouse * 4. The Patient Has Had A Small …

48. A 58 year old patient has just been admitted to the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which information requires the most rapid interventions by the nurse? 1. The patient has been vomiting for 4 days 2. The patient takes antacids 8 to 10 times a day 3. The patient is lethargic and difficult to arouse * 4. The patient has had a small intestinal resection 49. The nurse teaches a patient about pursed- lip breathing (PLB). which action by the patient would indicate to the nurse that further teaching is needed? (SATA) 1. Breathes in 3 times as long as breathing out 2. Uses PLB before, during or after activities 3. Practices 8-10 repetitions of PLB 3 to 4 times daily 4. Exhales quickly through pursed lips, almost as if whistling 5. The patient stated that PLB should be practiced 10 times daily