The Nursing Assessment That Would Indicate a Need for Suctioning

question 21

Multiple Choice

The nursing assessment that would indicate a need for suctioning a patient with Guillain-Barré who is experiencing impaired breathing patterns because of neuromuscular failure is:

• A) Decreased pulse rate, respiration of 20 breaths per minute
• B) Increased pulse rate, adventitious breath sounds
• C) Increased pulse rate, respiration of 16 breaths per minute
• D) Decreased pulse, abdominal breathing

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Definitions:

Negative Schema

A cognitive structure that allows people to readily make negative associations.

Negative Information

Data or facts that produce adverse or undesirable impressions or expectations.

Depressive Schema

Cognitive patterns and beliefs that predispose individuals to perceive the world and themselves in a negative light, often associated with depression.

Learned Helplessness

The cognitive, motivational, and emotional deficits that follow a perceived lack of control over important aversive events.