A 47-year-old client has been brought to the emergency department after falling from a roof. He has absent breath sounds on his right side, crepitus, and sharp chest pain with tracheal deviation to the left. Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate?
A nurse needs to assess posterior lung sounds in a client. In which position would it be most appropriate to place this client?
A nurse should be most concerned about which of the following assessment findings?
A client who had a bronchospasm was given ipratropium for treatment. The client asks the nurse how the medication works. Which of the following responses is accurate?
A nurse works on an interdisciplinary team to provide care for a client with lung cancer. The client is unable to effectively clear their airway. The nurse should ensure that which interdisciplinary team member is present to provide professional input?
An ambulance arrives at the emergency department with a client who has audible sucking noises on both inspiration and expiration and diminished breath sounds on one side. Which of the following procedures should the nurse anticipate?
The nurse assesses a client and notices that the lungs have coarse crackles and the client is struggling to breath, and the client’s legs are edematous. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A client is admitted to the emergency room and the nurse is performing an assessment and notes there to be decreased breath sounds to one side of the chest. The nurse knows this is indicative of which of the following?
A nurse is caring for a client who is 68-years-old and has been diagnosed with chronic lung disease. The client already has a diagnosis of heart failure and has been in the hospital for breathing difficulties. The nurse wants to gather an interdisciplinary team to talk about this client’s care. In this situation, the most likely reason for meeting with an interdisciplinary team is which of the following?
A nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia who has just had their endotracheal tube removed. Which of the following breath sounds would be the MOST concerning at this time?
