Exam 15: Oxygenation

The nurse is reviewing discharge instructions with a client who is newly diagnosed with asthma.Which client statement indicates a need for further teaching?

The charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse conduct an admission assessment on a client with asthma.Which action by the newly licensed nurse requires immediate intervention?

When auscultating the lungs of a client experiences dyspnea,the nurse hears a low-pitched sound that is continuous throughout inspiration.What does this lung sound indicate to the nurse?

An older adult client diagnosed with asthma has a respiratory rate of 28 at rest with audible wheezes upon inspiration.Based on this data,which nursing diagnosis is the most appropriate?

The nurse is planning care for a young adolescent client diagnosed with asthma.Which evidence-based age-appropriate interventions will the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

The nurse assesses fatigue in an infant with acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).Which nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for the infant?

The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).When planning care for this client,which interventions are appropriate to enhance the client's breathing pattern? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care to a client with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).The client's condition is not severe and there is no history of immune compromise.Which pharmacologic therapies does the nurse anticipate based on this data? Select all that apply.

Which assessment finding supports the nurse's suspicion that a client is experiencing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Friends of a client hospitalized with asthma would like to bring the client a gift.Which gift would the nurse recommend for this client?

The nurse is placing a newborn baby in the nursery crib with the baby's back down.The mother tells the nurse that she doubts the baby will be able to sleep that way,as all the family members sleep on their stomachs.Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is providing care to a client with an infected leg wound.The client is exhibiting symptoms of a systemic infection and is receiving intravenous antibiotics.The client states to the nurse,"I am having trouble breathing." Based on this data,which does the nurse suspect the client is experiencing?

The nurse is instructing new parents on ways to decrease the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)with their newborn son.What should be included in these instructions? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care to an infant in the emergency department (ED).Initial assessment indicates that the infant is experiencing an asthma attack.The infant is unresponsive to medication and a chest x-ray reveals a foreign body partially obstructing the airway.While placing an oxygen mask on the infant,the nurse notes a total obstruction of the airway.Which nursing action is appropriate?

The nurse is providing care for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD.Which interventions are appropriate in order to control the client's breathing pattern? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Which observation would indicate that care provided to this client has been effective?