The nurse is admitting a patient with acute shortness of breath. Which of the following actions should the nurse take during the initial assessment of the patient?
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The nurse is preparing a patient with a right-sided pleural effusion for a thoracentesis. Which of the following positions should the nurse position the patient?
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The nurse is caring for a patient with a metabolic acidosis of unknown origin. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect based on this diagnosis?
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The nurse is auscultaining a patient's lungs and hears short, high-pitched sounds during exhalation in the lower 1/3 of both lungs. Which of the following information should the nurse document?
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The nurse is palpating the posterior chest of a patient while the patient says '99' and notes that no vibration is felt. Which of the following information should the nurse document?
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