Exam 31: Chronic Respiratory Disorders

The nurse recognizes that a rising level of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (CO?)in arterial blood (PaCO?)in a patient with COPD means that:

Which of these assessments made by the nurse indicates that respiratory arrest is imminent in a patient with asthma?

The theophylline blood level is 13 mcg/ml.Which intervention is the most appropriate in light of this finding?

The nurse explains to a family how the asthma attack progresses by using a progressive list of pathologic events: (Place the options in the correct sequence.) A) Bronchoconstriction B) Ventilation-perfusion mismatch C) Production of mucous plugs D) Hypoxemia with compensatory hyperventilation E) Triggering of inflammatory process

The nurse assesses wheezes in a patient with asthma and realizes that these breath sounds are a result of:

The nursing intervention that will enhance the nutritional status of a patient with COPD is to:

As part of a progressive walking program,the obese patient with COPD is horrified when the nurse recommends walking for:

The patient with COPD asks the nurse if nicotine patches are effective for smoking cessation.The nurse's best response would be:

When the 25-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis (CF)tells the home health nurse that he wants to take a nice vacation,a safe suggestion by the nurse would be a week:

The nurse is caring for an asthmatic patient with a nursing diagnosis of "Impaired gas exchange,related to air trapping." The intervention that would be appropriate to add to the nursing care plan is to:

The nurse cautions a group of individuals with COPD that using O? at levels greater than 1 to 3 L/min can cause the loss of their _________________________.

A newly diagnosed patient with non small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)is anxious about having to take chemotherapy.The intervention by the nurse that would be helpful is to: