When Preparing a Patient for a Pulmonary Function Test, Which

question 9

Multiple Choice

When preparing a patient for a pulmonary function test, which of the following should the nurse instruct the patient?

• A)"Expect to be sedated for the test."
• B)"Anti-nausea medication will be provided prior to the test."
• C)"A nose clip will be worn during the test."
• D)"Oxygen will be used for a while after the test."

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Definitions:

Formal Operations

The fourth stage in Piaget’s cognitive-developmental theory, characterized by the capacity for flexible, reversible operations concerning abstract ideas and concepts, such as symbols, statements, and theories.

Word Recognition Method

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Transitivity

The principle that if A is greater than B in a property and B is greater than C, then A is greater than C.

Abstract Concepts

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