Exam 19: Neoplastic, Infectious, and Pulmonary Vascular Respiratory Disorders

When taking a health history from a client with lung cancer, the nurse would most likely expect to find which modifiable primary risk factor?

Which finding should the nurse expect in a client, who is newly diagnosed with small cell lung cancer (SCLC)?

The nurse is assigned to care for a child with bronchiolitis. Which one of the following pediatric individuals is at greatest risk for developing bronchiolitis?

Which triad of symptoms should alert the nurse to a potential problem in a client with a fractured femur?

The nurse working in a community health clinic has a limited supply of influenza vaccine. Which of the following clients is a priority for receiving this vaccine?

To prevent transmission of tuberculosis, the nurse should instruct the client that the disease is spread by:

What is the initial action the nurse should take when admitting a 2-year-old child with epiglottitis?

Which assessment finding would the nurse expect in a client with latent tuberculosis?

In caring for a client undergoing thoracentesis, the nurse should instruct the client that:

Which instruction should the nurse give the client with the disease tuberculosis (TB)?

When caring for a client with acute bronchitis, which findings indicate a viral infection?

The nurse is planning care for a client on a ventilator. Which intervention should be given priority in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)?

Which statement by a client with stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) indicates an understanding of staging and treatment?

In order for a nurse working at a community health clinic to appropriately plan care, he knows that which of the following populations is most at risk for pneumonia?

In planning care for a client with tuberculosis and a Ghon complex, which intervention should the nurse include?

When admitting a client with Goodpasture syndrome, the nurse should focus assessments on which body systems?

Which nursing action is a priority in the client at risk for respiratory aspiration?

To monitor for superior venal cava syndrome in the client with enlarging tumors of the mediastinal lymph nodes, the nurse should be alert for:

Which finding would the nurse expect in a client with a tumor compressing the laryngeal nerve?

Which is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take when sternal and intercostal retractions are noted in an infant?