Exam 31: Chronic Respiratory Disorders

The patient with COPD delightedly tells the nurse that he has quit smoking and is using chewing tobacco.The nurse's best intervention would be to:

The nurse is aware that the characteristic of emphysema that gives rise to the pink puffer label is the emphysemic patient's:

When a young patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)complains of debilitating night sweats,the home health nurse suggests that he visit the clinic for a:

The patient with CF furiously refuses any more manual chest physiotherapeutic treatment.The nurse could suggest which alternative?

An patient with asthma asks the purpose of learning to use a peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR)device.The nurse's best response is that the PEFR:

In assessing for major sources of infection in a patient with COPD,the nurse focuses on:

The nurse cautions a group of individuals with COPD that using O₂ at levels greater than 1 to 3 L/min can cause the loss of their _________________________.

The nurse instructs the patient who is taking rifampin as a result of an exposure to TB that side effects of this drug may cause:

The patient with COPD has a nursing diagnosis of "Activity intolerance,related to inability to meet O₂ needs." The intervention that would be inappropriate for this diagnosis would be:

The nursing intervention that will enhance the nutritional status of a patient with COPD is to:

As part of a progressive walking program,the obese patient with COPD is horrified when the nurse recommends walking for:

The theophylline blood level is 13 mcg/ml.Which intervention is the most appropriate in light of this finding?

The nurse explains to a family how the asthma attack progresses by using a progressive list of pathologic events: (Place the options in the correct sequence.) A) Bronchoconstriction B) Ventilation-perfusion mismatch C) Production of mucous plugs D) Hypoxemia with compensatory hyperventilation E) Triggering of inflammatory process

The nurse documents and reports the presence of foul,bulky stool to alert the physician that the patient with CF:

The nurse advises the parents of a child who is in status asthmaticus that if not corrected,the result could be:

The nurse assessing the CBC of a patient with chronic bronchitis identifies a typical feature of this disease,which is:

The nurse caring for an 80-year-old patient with COPD suspects right-sided heart failure and assesses and records the data.A sign of right-sided heart failure is decreasing:

A newly diagnosed patient with non small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)is anxious about having to take chemotherapy.The intervention by the nurse that would be helpful is to:

The nurse assesses wheezes in a patient with asthma and realizes that these breath sounds are a result of:

The nurse reviews the signs and symptoms characteristic of the patient with chronic blue bloater bronchitis,which are: (Select all that apply.)