Exam 9: Care of the Patient With a Respiratory Disorder

During discharge teaching of a pulmonary emphysema patient who is going home with oxygen, what does the nurse emphasize?

A 62-year-old patient is seen in the emergency department with an epistaxis. When a patient has an epistaxis, the correct nursing interventions would be

A patient, age 54, is on postoperative day 2 after undergoing an open cholecystectomy. Immediately after the surgery, she vomited and may have aspirated some emesis. The nurse is concerned that the patient will develop pneumonia. In planning for her care, the nurse suspects the patient may have

The circulation of the lungs is through the

Which nursing intervention does the nurse add to the care plan to help a patient with thick sputum mobilize and expectorate those secretions?

Which instruction by the nurse is inappropriate for teaching the proper technique for collection a sputum specimen?

What does a nurse teach an adult male who has had a tonsillectomy?

A 68-year-old male patient has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He has a markedly increased need for protein and calories to maintain an adequate nutritional status. To help him get the nutrition he needs, the nurse would encourage him to

Which are signs of respiratory distress?

Which expected outcome(s) would indicate improvement in a patient with emphysema? (Select all that apply.)

The patient, age 91, has COPD and complains of dyspnea and fatigue. Activity intolerance, related to an imbalance between the oxygen supply and demand, is a nursing diagnosis for COPD. Which nursing intervention would be inappropriate?

Tuberculosis (TB) is treated with multiple drugs to which organisms are susceptible. How many drugs are usually preferred to increase the therapeutic effectiveness?

A patient, age 69, has emphysema. On assessing him, the nurse notes the presence of a "barrel chest." This pathology results from a(n)

A patient is on postoperative day 4 after undergoing a total hip replacement. He is diagnosed as having a pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism may occur as a postoperative complication of

Which are routes in which the anthrax bacterium may enter the body? (Select all that apply.)

Identify the purposes of chest drainage: (Select all that apply)