Exam 31: Nursing Management Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases

The nurse has received a change-of-shift report about the following clients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which client should the nurse assess first?

The nurse is admitting a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to the hospital. Which of the following positions should the nurse place the client in to improve gas exchange?

Which of the following information should the nurse include in teaching a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who has a new prescription for home oxygen therapy?

The nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of therapy for a client with cor pulmonale. Which of the following findings should the nurse assess for in the client?

Which of the following information should the nurse teach a client with COPD?

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who has a nursing diagnosis of imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements. Which of the following interventions is best to address this problem?

The nurse is assessing a young adult client in the outpatient clinic who has a new diagnosis of emphysema and does not have a history of smoking. Which of the following information should the nurse anticipate teaching the client about?

The nurse is preparing a client with possible asthma for pulmonary function testing. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

The nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized with cystic fibrosis (CF) and is coughing up large quantities of thick green mucus. Which of the following treatments should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

The following medications are prescribed by the health care provider for a client having an acute asthma attack. Which medication should the nurse administer first?

Which of the following findings in a client who has received omalizumab is considered an adverse effect?

Which of the following information given by a client with asthma while the nurse is doing the admission assessment is most indicative of a need for a change in therapy?

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic bronchitis who has a new prescription for a combined fluticasone and salmeterol inhaler and the client asks the nurse the purpose of using two drugs. Which of the following information is the basis for the nurse'sresponse?

Which of the following information should the nurse include when teaching the client with asthma about the prescribed medications?

The nurse is teaching a client about continuous home oxygen use and cautions the client to take extra care to not run out of oxygen. Which of the following seasons should the nurse instruct the client has the highest rate of oxygen evaporation?

The nurse is caring for a client with cystic fibrosis (CF) who has blood glucose levels that are consistently 11-14 mmol/L. Which of the following nursing actions should the nurse plan to implement?

A young adult client with cystic fibrosis (CF) tells the nurse that she is considering having a child. Which of the following responses is best for the nurse to respond initially?

The nurse in the emergency department receives arterial blood gas results for four recently admitted clients with asthma. Which of the following clients require the most rapid action by the nurse?

Which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse plan to discuss with a client who has progressively increasing dyspnea and is being evaluated for a possible diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

The nurse is caring for a client with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who tells the nurse, "I wish I were dead! I cannot do anything for myself anymore." Based on this information, which of the following nursing diagnoses is best?