The Nurse Is Reviewing the Records of a Client with Severe

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse is reviewing the records of a client with severe left pleural effusion. Which assessment finding should the nurse anticipate? Select all that apply.

• A) Absent breath sounds on the left side.
• B) Tracheal shift to the right.
• C) Hyperresonance upon percussion.
• D) Bronchial breath sounds on the right side.
• E) Pleural friction rub.

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Definitions:

Efficient Scale

The level of production that minimizes long-term average total costs, resulting from economies of scale without incurring diseconomies of scale.

Marginal Cost

The supplementary cost attached to the output of an additional product or service unit.

Diminishing Marginal Product

The principle stating that as one inputs more of a factor of production while holding other inputs constant, the added output produced from each additional unit of the variable input eventually decreases.

Fixed Costs

Fixed costs are business expenses that remain constant regardless of the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, or loan payments.