The nurse is assessing the chest of a client with COPD and notes that the anteroposterior diameter exceeds the lateral diameter, resulting in a “barrel chest.” What abnormality of this disease causes this finding?

The nurse is reviewing a client’s lab results, which show neutrophils greater than 60% on the complete blood count (CBC). Which condition is this finding most likely associated with?

Whose words are these? “It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy. It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out.”

The nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client two days after a myocardial infarction. What is the therapeutic action of heparin?

The nurse is assessing a client with heart failure. Which signs and symptoms are most commonly observed in the early stages of heart failure?

In the introduction to Nature, Emerson divides the universe into which two units?

In “Song of Myself,” who is the “twenty-ninth bather” in section 11?

Thoreau claims to have moved into his cabin on Independence Day “by accident.”

If we fail to understand Whitman’s message, either intentionally or accidentally, what will happen to us (section 52)?

The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client prescribed an antihypertensive medication. Which action should the client take to reduce the risk of side effects?