Exam 60: Management of Clients with Upper Airway Disorders

During a direct visual examination of the larynx, the best intervention the nurse could offer is to

A nurse is teaching a client with a new tracheostomy self-care measures and evaluates that teaching goals have been met when the client says

The nurse would explain to a client that laser surgery to remove laryngeal tumors has the major benefit of

A nurse is assessing a client who complains of hoarseness, frequent choking, and the feeling of something stuck in the throat. The nurse should plan to include teaching on the diagnostic tests for

The nurse explaining the pieces of a tracheostomy to a client would note that the portion of the tracheostomy apparatus used to round the end of the tube for insertion is the

The observation that would require an immediate nursing intervention for a client recently returned to the unit following partial laryngectomy is

A nurse is conducting health seminars in the community. Besides instructing the audience to not abuse alcohol and to stop smoking, other preventive measures the nurse could suggest include

A client has a fenestrated tracheostomy tube in place. A tracheostomy plug will be used to allow the client to talk. The intervention by the nurse that would be essential before inserting the plug is

A client with a Jackson metal tracheostomy tube has been admitted with pneumonia and dyspnea. The nurse would make arrangements to have supplies on hand to compensate for the fact that this type of tracheostomy tube

In planning postoperative nursing care for a client who has undergone radical neck dissection and total laryngectomy, the nurse would give priority to the fact that