A 67-year-old male patient with chronic respiratory acidosis from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is receiving oxygen at 1 L/min per nasal cannula. Which statement by the nurse best explains to the patient’s daughter how this therapy prevents respiratory depression?

Anurse is monitoring the laboratory values of a client who is receiving heparin. which of the following values should the nurse report to the provider? a. platelets 300,000/mm3 b. hematocrit 45% c. pt 11 seconds d. aptt 50 seconds

Anurse is caring for a client who is taking digoxin to treat heart failure. which of the following factors predisposes this client to developing digoxin toxicity? a. having a prolapsed mitral valve b. having a 10-year history of copd c. taking a high-ceiling diuretic d. taking an hmg coa reductase inhibitor

Discuss what constitutes physical monitoring of sterilization and why it is important to monitor the sterilization procedures in a dental office. include some specific examples of instrument processing techniques and why those techniques are particularly appropriate for that instrument and its uses.