Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 56

Multiple Choice

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
A 68-year-old male presents to the emergency department with complaints of a 2-day history of difficulty breathing, cough, and chest pain. Upon triage assessment, the patient is found to have a fever, increased work of breathing, decreased oxygen saturation, and crackles upon auscultation of the lungs. A chest X ray reveals consolidation in the right upper lung field. The patient is diagnosed with pneumonia, initiated on oxygen therapy, and admitted for observation and treatment.
-As the RN,you document the care and assessment of the patient in the chart prior to transfer to an inpatient unit.What is the most appropriate term for the clinical manifestations of disease?

• A)signs
• B)symptoms
• C)syndromes
• D)signs and symptoms

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Definitions:

RPM

Stands for revolutions per minute, a unit of rotational speed indicating the number of turns made by an object in one minute.

Torque

The turning force developed by a motor.

Horsepower

A unit of measurement for power, particularly for engines and motors, representing the power needed to lift 550 pounds by one foot in one second.

Windings

Coils of wire that are used to create magnetic fields when electric current passes through them, found in generators, motors, and transformers.