Exam 30: Drugs Used to Treat Lower Respiratory Disease

Which statement(s)is/are true regarding the nursing assessment of a patient with a respiratory disorder? (Select all that apply.)

An adult patient is admitted for an asthma attack.Which assessment obtained by the nurse would support that albuterol (Proventil)was effective?

A resident in a long-term care facility diagnosed with COPD has a new medication order for indacaterol.When the nurse is providing education to the resident regarding this medication,information will include that:

A patient has questions regarding a recently prescribed antitussive agent.Which response by the nurse is the best?

The healthcare provider in an outpatient clinic has prescribed omalizumab (Xolair)to a patient.Which primary outcome will the nurse teach the patient to expect?

The nurse is preparing to administer two inhalations of ipratropium bromide (Atrovent).When providing this medication,the nurse will instruct the patient to: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is teaching a patient with a history of COPD to self-administer tiotropium (Spiriva)by dry powder inhalation.Which information provided by the nurse is accurate?

Which principle(s)would be when teaching a patient to use a steroid inhaler? (Select all that apply.)

Within minutes of the initiation of a nebulizer treatment with a sympathomimetic bronchodilator,the patient turns on his call light and states that he feels "panicky" and his heart is racing.Which action will the nurse take?

Premedication assessments before the use of anticholinergic bronchodilating agents should verify that the patient has no history of which condition?

What is albuterol (Proventil)used to treat?

Which is a common expectorant in over-the-counter medications?

The nurse is obtaining a history of respiratory symptoms on a patient with the diagnosis of COPD. The patient reports smoking one pack of cigarettes per day for the past 20 years. The nurse calculates the pack years as:

What structures in the respiratory tract assist in removing foreign bodies such as smoke and bacteria?

What is true about arterial blood gases (ABGs)? (Select all that apply.)

What is the action of zafirlukast (Accolate),a leukotriene receptor antagonist?

From where do the fluids of the respiratory tract originate?

The nurse is providing nutrition information to a patient diagnosed with a lower respiratory tract disease.What is the rationale for limiting caffeine?

A patient is seen in the emergency department.The patient had been maintained on theophylline (Theo Dur),and a blood sample reveals the serum theophylline level is subtherapeutic.Which may cause a subtherapeutic serum level?

The nurse is providing instruction about ipratropium (Atrovent)to a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Which is a common adverse effect that tends to resolve with therapy?