Exam 31: Nursing Care of Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders

The nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Which medication can help reduce acute dyspnea associated with this disease?

The nurse is reviewing medication orders for a patient with TB.Which drugs should the nurse expect to have prescribed for this patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a suspected pulmonary embolism.Which diagnostic tests or procedures should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is assisting in the preparation of content that focuses on respiratory health for a community health fair.What should the nurse include as a major risk factor for many respiratory problems?

The nurse is assisting in the preparation of an inservice on infections.What should the nurse include as being the most common cause of death from infection?

A nurse is providing care for a patient with Ineffective Airway Clearance.Which are appropriate interventions to address this problem? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.To be effective,how soon should thrombolytic agents be administered?

A patient is having a therapeutic thoracentesis to remove pleural fluid.What volume of pleural fluid should the nurse recognize as being abnormal?

A patient is diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.Which medication should the nurse anticipate administering to this patient?

A patient with lung cancer who is scheduled to begin a course of radiation therapy asks the nurse,"How will they know if I'm cured?" The nurse's best response is based on which understanding of the disease process?

A young adult is admitted with manifestations associated with cystic fibrosis.What should the nurse expect to find when collecting data from this patient? (Select all that apply.)

An LPN is collecting data on a patient recovering from thoracic surgery.Vital signs following surgery were: blood pressure 156/94 mm Hg,pulse 100 beats/min,respirations 14/min,and temperature 97.4°F (approximately 36.3°C).Which new finding should the nurse report immediately to the physician?

The nurse is assisting in the planning of care for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.What should be the goals of care for this patient? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse enters the room of a patient who is acutely short of breath.Which action should the nurse take first?

A patient with lung cancer develops pleural effusion.Which explanation by the nurse would help the patient understand this problem?

A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease works with the nurse to set a goal of ambulating to the bathroom with oxygen.Which statement best documents progress toward this goal?