Exam 24: Nursing Management: Lower Respiratory Problems

The nurse administers prescribed therapies for a patient with cor pulmonale and right-sided heart failure.Which assessment would best evaluate the effectiveness of the therapies?

The nurse provides preoperative instruction for a patient scheduled for a left pneumonectomy for cancer of the lung.Which information should the nurse include about the patient's postoperative care?

Employee health test results reveal a tuberculosis (TB)skin test of 16-mm induration and a negative chest x-ray for a staff nurse working on the pulmonary unit.The nurse has no symptoms of TB.Which information should the occupational health nurse plan to teach the staff nurse?

Which factors will the nurse consider when calculating the CURB-65 score for a patient with pneumonia (select all that apply)?

The nurse provides discharge teaching for a patient who has two fractured ribs from an automobile accident.Which statement,if made by the patient,would indicate that teaching has been effective?

The nurse assesses the chest of a patient with pneumococcal pneumonia.Which finding would the nurse expect?

The nurse develops a plan of care to prevent aspiration in a high-risk patient.Which nursing action will be most effective?

The nurse notes that a patient has incisional pain,a poor cough effort,and scattered rhonchi after a thoracotomy.Which action should the nurse take first?

When caring for a patient who is hospitalized with active tuberculosis (TB),the nurse observes a student nurse who is assigned to take care of a patient.Which action,if performed by the student nurse,would require an intervention by the nurse?

A patient experiences a chest wall contusion as a result of being struck in the chest with a baseball bat.The emergency department nurse would be most concerned if which finding is observed during the initial assessment?

The clinic nurse teaches a patient with a 42 pack-year history of cigarette smoking about lung disease.Which information will be most important for the nurse to include?