Multiple Choice
The nurse is planning to perform postural drainage on a patient who is receiving continuous tube feedings.What should the nurse do before performing the treatment?
A) Stop the tube feedings for 1 to 2 hours before and after postural drainage.
B) Check for residual feeding in the patient's stomach and hold treatment if greater than 100 mL.
C) Give the prescribed inhaled bronchodilator 20 minutes before the procedure.
D) Auscultate all lung fields,assess vital signs,and draw arterial blood gas levels (ABG) .
Correct Answer:
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Q1: _ is positioning the patient so that
Q5: The system that lines the internal lumen
Q6: The nurse auscultates the patients' lung fields
Q7: A patient has retained secretions in the
Q11: The nurse receives orders for postural drainage
Q12: The _ provides positive expiratory pressure (PEP)with
Q13: To move secretions from small distal airways
Q17: The nurse is teaching a patient how
Q19: A patient has received instructions on the
Q20: The nurse is teaching family members how