The Nurse Is Caring for an Older Client with Asthma

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for an older client with asthma that has a respiratory rate of 28 breaths per minute and audible wheezes on inspiration. Which nursing diagnosis is most important for this client?

• A) Activity intolerance
• B) Altered peripheral tissue perfusion
• C) Ineffective airway clearance
• D) Ineffective breathing pattern

Understand the philosophical positions underpinning behavior explanation (e.g., determinism).

Evaluate the role of predictability in human behavior from the perspectives of free will and determinism.

Acknowledge the role of environmental and hereditary factors in behavioral development.

Recognize the interface of psychology with ergonomics and industrial/organizational psychology in optimizing human-technology interaction and workplace productivity.

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