Exam 26: Upper Respiratory Disorders

A patient who has cancer of the larynx has been told that he needs a total laryngectomy.What action should this nurse consider to help the patient cope with the loss of his voice?

Which actions should the nurse include in a care plan to effectively assist the patient with a total laryngectomy to maintain airway clearance? (Select all that apply.)

What is best for a nurse to offer when encouraging a new patient after a tonsillectomy to increase fluids?

What should the initial action of a nurse be when providing first aid to a person with spontaneous epistaxis?

A patient complains that he wants an antibiotic medication for his cold.What is the best response by the nurse?

A patient complains of morning headaches, a feeling of fullness in her head, and a pain similar to that of a toothache under her eye.What should the nurse recognize that these symptoms indicate?

What are the most common causes of laryngitis?

A nurse reminds a patient, who is to have a partial laryngectomy, that the temporary tracheostomy that he will have after the original surgery will be closed within ______ days.(Use numeric characters only.)

What is true regarding bacterial pharyngitis that is untrue for viral pharyngitis?

What is the most significant topic for a nurse to include in a teaching plan for a patient with frequent episodes of laryngitis?

Which is the best candidate for a tonsillectomy?

Which nursing concern takes priority in the care of a patient after a laryngectomy?

A patient who had a laryngectomy 3 months earlier returns to the physician's office with the complaint of increasing dyspnea.Which common postlaryngectomy complication should the nurse recognize this complaint as indicating?

What is one major postoperative difficulty for a patient having a supraglottic laryngectomy?