Nurse Joy is caring for a client after a bronchoscopy and biopsy. Which of the following signs, if noticed in the client, should be reported...

A client has been taking flunisolide (Aerobid), two inhalations a day, for treatment of asthma. He tells the nurse that he has painful, whit...

A nurse is suctioning fluids from a male client via a tracheostomy tube. When suctioning, the nurse must limit the suctioning time to a maxi...

Which of the following health promotion activities should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan for a client with asthma?        ...

A nurse is suctioning fluids from a female client through an endotracheal tube. During the suctioning procedure, the nurse notes on the moni...

The client with asthma should be taught which of the following is one of the most common precipitating factors of an acute asthma attack?   ...

A male adult client is suspected of having a pulmonary embolism. A nurse assesses the client, knowing that which of the following is a commo...

A female client comes into the emergency room complaining of SOB and pain in the lung area. She states that she started taking birth control...

A slightly obese female client with a history of allergy-induced asthma, hypertension, and mitral valve prolapse is admitted to an acute car...

Basilar crackles are present in a client’s lungs on auscultation. The nurse knows that these are discrete, non continuous sounds that are:  ...

A male client who weighs 175 lb (79.4 kg) is receiving aminophylline (Aminophylline) (400 mg in 500 ml) at 50 ml/hour. The theophylline leve...

A cyanotic client with an unknown diagnosis is admitted to the E.R. In relation to oxygen, the first nursing action would be to:           A...

The nurse is teaching a male client with chronic bronchitis about breathing exercises. Which of the following should the nurse include in th...

Immediately following a thoracentesis, which clinical manifestations indicate that a complication has occurred and the physician should be n...

Which phrase is used to describe the volume of air inspired and expired with a normal breath?           A. Total lung capacity       B. Forc...

A female client is scheduled to have a chest radiograph. Which of the following questions is of most importance to the nurse assessing this ...

Before administering ephedrine, Nurse Tony assesses the patient’s history. Because of ephedrine’s central nervous system (CNS) effects, it i...

If a client continues to hypoventilate, the nurse will continually assess for a complication of:           A. Respiratory acidosis       B. ...

A male client abruptly sits up in bed, reports having difficulty breathing and has an arterial oxygen saturation of 88%. Which mode of oxyge...

A client is admitted to the hospital with acute bronchitis. While taking the client’s VS, the nurse notices he has an irregular pulse. The n...