A nursing student is assessing a client with atelectasis. The client asks the student about the purpose of turning, coughing, and deep breathing. Which response is correct?
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chest physiotherapy (CPT). Which of the following is the desired outcome of this treatment?
The nurse is assessing a client with atelectasis. Which of the following are expected findings? Select all that apply.
While checking vital signs on an adult client admitted to the hospital from home, the nurse notes that the client’s oxygen saturation level is 95% on room air. Which action of the nurse is most appropriate?
A preceptor asks a student nurse where carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange occurs in the lungs. Which response is correct?
A 63-year-old client was admitted for a pacemaker insertion and is being discharged to home. Which of the following information should the nurse provide to the client about home care of a cardiac pacemaker?
During shift report, the oncoming nurse is told that an assigned client has atelectasis. The nurse knows this could be caused by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A female client presents to the ER reporting difficulty breathing. Upon assessment, the client reports “it feels like it’s squeezing all around my ribs when I try to take a deep breath and it’s making me nauseous.” What is the priority nursing intervention for this patient?
A 23-year-old client requires chest physiotherapy while in the hospital for treatment for cystic fibrosis. The nurse assists the respiratory therapist by helping the client with postural drainage. Which of the following actions best describes this process?
Prior to taking a client to the operating room for total knee replacement surgery, the nurse teaches the client about incentive spirometry to prepare for the post-operative period. Which information would the nurse most likely include during this teaching?
