Exam 28: Assisting with Respiration and Oxygen Delivery

The nurse recognizes that a postoperative patient who can breathe independently but has trouble maintaining an airway because of the tongue falling back into the throat would be best benefitted by a(n):

When a patient with a tracheostomy tube is taken care of at home by family, tracheostomy care instructions from the nurse include: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse assists the patient with emphysema into the most beneficial position to facilitate respiration, which is:

A nurse caring for a patient with a tracheostomy should determine whether the patient needs suctioning by:

The multiple causes for hypoxia include: (Select all that apply.)

A nurse caring for a patient with a water seal type chest drainage that is on low suction assesses that there is constant bubbling in the suction container. The nurse should:

A patient requires suctioning via the nasotracheal route. In order to perform this procedure safely, the nurse should:

The nurse clarifies that the cough mechanism is stimulated when:

The nurse recognizes that, immediately before a tracheotomy cuff deflation, the patient should:

A patient has collapsed and cannot be aroused by asking loudly, "Are you okay?" The next action should be to:

The nurse instructing the patient to perform forceful exhalation coughing would instruct the patient to take in:

The nurse is aware that the best time to schedule a postural drainage treatment is: