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The community health nurse is applying the nursing process to the care of patients with coronary artery disease. The nurse determines that most of the patients eat high-fat meals from the local fast-food restaurant and plans a nutrition workshop. The nurse is applying the nursing process characteristic of:
Respiratory Membrane
A thin barrier in the lungs through which gas exchange occurs between the air in the alveoli and the blood in the capillaries.
Dalton's Law
A principle stating that the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the pressures that each individual gas would exert if it were present alone.
Gas Movement
The diffusion or transportation of gas molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Alveolar Ventilation
The process of exchanging gases between the alveoli in the lungs and the external environment, primarily involving oxygen intake and carbon dioxide expulsion.
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