Match the appropriate nursing management to the patient scenario. - ️️A patient with anorexia, recent 12-lb weight loss, fever, and hemoptysis - Implement airborne infection isolation
A patient with a positive tuberculin test who needs to be given a bath - wear HEPA mask
An injured homeless p...
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Match the appropriate nursing management to the patient scenario. - ✔ ✔ A patient with anorexia,
recent 12-lb weight loss, fever, and hemoptysis - Implement airborne infection isolation
A patient with a positive tuberculin test who needs to be given a bath - wear HEPA mask
An injured homeless person being discharged to homeless shelter - Provide education about
tuberculosis risk
What action would the nurse take first when the tracheostomy tube becomes dislodged? - ✔ ✔
Spread the opening of the stoma.
Which action has priority during a patient's asthma attack to ensure the patient is calm and focused on
normal breathing? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct. - ✔ ✔ Providing
a comfortable place to sit
Reassuring the patient that the attack will eventually end
Which action is the priority for a patient who arrives unconscious to the emergency department
following blunt force trauma to the chest and who exhibits tachycardia, tachypnea with shallow
respirations, and an oxygen saturation of 80%? - ✔ ✔ Administration of oxygen
Which action would be considered a priority by the nurse after notification that the patient's tuberculin
skin test was positive? - ✔ ✔ Place the patient in airborne infection isolation.
Which action would the nurse expect to perform during tracheostomy care for the patient with a non-
disposable inner cannula? - ✔ ✔ Cleanse the non-disposable cannula
Which action would the nurse recommend in discharge teaching for a patient with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) who reports weight loss of 10 lb. in the past month, fatigue, and dyspnea at
rest? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct - ✔ ✔ Adequate sleep
High-calorie diet
Oxygen supplementation
Which action would the nurse recommend to prevent exacerbations for a patient diagnosed with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experiencing shortness of breath and a cough? Select all
that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct. - ✔ ✔ Effective handwashing
Preventative vaccinations
, Which action would the nurse take immediately for a patient with a gunshot wound to the right side of
the chest who arrived in the emergency department with severe shortness of breath and decreased
breath sounds on the right side of the chest? - ✔ ✔ Cover the chest wound with a nonporous
dressing taped on three sides.
Which action would the nurse take next when caring for a patient who reports sudden onset of dyspnea
and chest tightness if oxygen saturation is 79%, peak flow is 42%, nebulized albuterol is administered
without improvement, oxygen saturation after administration of albuterol is 81% and the patient is
becoming fatigued? - ✔ ✔ Notify the provider
Which action would the nurse teach a patient to take to prevent oral infection while self-administering
beclomethasone, 2 puffs inhaled every 6 hours? - ✔ ✔ Rinse the mouth with water after the second
puff of medication.
Which assessment finding after oral corticosteroids and a short-acting β2-agonist have been
administered would indicate the need for further treatment of a patient with chest tightness, difficulty
breathing, accessory muscle use, wheezing, and a peak flow of 50%? - ✔ ✔ Diminished breath
sounds
Which collaborative care will the nurse provide for a patient with viral pneumonia who has a productive
cough with green sputum, SPO2 of 88%, temperature of 102.5°F, and severe pleural chest pain? - ✔ ✔
Administer acetaminophen.
Which complication is associated with a tracheostomy procedure? - ✔ ✔ Bleeding
Which condition is a manifestation of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? - ✔ ✔
Pulmonary hypertension
Which development would the nurse anticipate in a patient with both chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection? - ✔ ✔ The COPD will develop
more quickly than in a person without HIV infection.
Which diagnosis may increase the risk of a person with asthma developing sinusitis? - ✔ ✔ GERD
Which diagnostic study would the nurse expect to prepare for a patient to determine the exact cause of
a respiratory infection? - ✔ ✔ Sputum culture
Which diagnostic test would the nurse anticipate being ordered to determine whether a child's history
of asthma is related to allergies? - ✔ ✔ Serum immunoglobulin E (IgE)
Which difference would the nurse expect when treating a man and a woman with similar stages of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? - ✔ ✔ The woman would have a better response to
O2 therapy than the man.
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