Exam 62: Management of Clients with Parenchymal and Pleural Disorders

A nurse is planning care for a client who has an intrapulmonary restrictive lung disorder. The nurse chooses interventions with the understanding that treatment for this disease

A client is noncompliant with the continuation phase of treatment for TB. The nurse assigns the diagnosis Ineffective Coping and plans interventions that will

A client has small cell carcinoma of the lung. The nurse should anticipate providing which intervention to the client?

A client has accidentally disconnected a chest tube while turning over in bed. The suction tubing is on the floor. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

A client comes to the clinic complaining of shortness of breath with activity that has gradually gotten worse over several years. An important finding from the nursing history would be the client's

The nurse would assess a client with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) for the major clinical manifestation indicating the onset of the lower respiratory phase, which is

A client has undergone a pleurodesis. The priority nursing action after the procedure is to assess the client's

To prevent the complication of atelectasis in an 82-year-old woman with a hip fracture, the nurse would

A client with HIV infection has a history of close exposure to someone with active pulmonary tuberculosis and has developed a cough and low-grade fever. The client's Mantoux is negative but the client has been admitted to the hospital for further testing. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to (Select all that apply)

The nurse administering influenza vaccinations to a group of office workers would not offer the vaccine to a client who

The nurse writing an infection control policy for a home health care agency would include the information that the rise in TB cases in recent years is related to the

A client had chest surgery this morning and has a chest tube attached to a closed-chest drainage system. When the nurse notes no tidaling of fluid, the nurse would first

A client has an interstitial lung disease (ILD) and has questions related to the disease process. The best explanation by the nurse is that ILD

The nurse would know that a client who has just begun treatment for pulmonary TB with rifampin has a good understanding of this medication with the statement that