Exam 28: Nursing Management: Lower Respiratory Problems

The health carre provider inserts two chest tubes connected with a Y-connecter in a patient with a hemopneumothorax. When monitoring the patient after the chest tube placement, the nurse will be most concerned about

The nurse will anticipate discharge today for which of these patients with community-acquired-pneumonia?

A patient who has active TB has just been started on drug therapy for TB. The nurse informs the patient that the disease can be transmitted to others until

After a patient with right lower-lobe pneumonia has been treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics for 2 days, which assessment data obtained by the nurse indicates that the treatment has been effective?

A patient who has a right-sided chest tube following a thoracotomy has continuous bubbling in the suction-control chamber of the collection device. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

The occupational nurse at a manufacturing plant where there is high worker exposure to beryllium dust will monitor workers for

A patient who was admitted to the hospital with pneumococcal pneumonia has a temperature of 101.6° F with a frequent cough and is complaining of chest pain rated 7 on a 10-point scale with deep inspiration. Which of these ordered medications should the nurse give first?