Exam 20: Respiratory Function

The nurse is preparing information for the caregivers of a patient with chronic respiratory issues.The nurse will make the greatest impact on their ability to provide quality care while maintaining the patient's emotional well-being by including what information?

The nurse best maximizes an older adult's potential to avoid developing a postsurgical respiratory infection with which intervention?

To minimize an older adult's risk for developing postsurgical atelectasis,the nurse does which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

Because the older adult is not as likely to exhibit the typical signs of ineffective gas exchange,the nurse would assess which patient further?

A frail,older patient is in the emergency department in severe respiratory distress.The patient has had repeated hospitalizations for the same thing.After stabilizing the patient,which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

An older patient with severe peripheral arterial disease wishes to quit smoking.The nurse provide education to this patient on which of the following?

An 80-year-old patient is concerned about contracting pneumonia.What information is the most important for the nurse to share with the patient?

A patient has been taught about nutrition related to COPD.Which menu selection may indicate a need for further teaching?

The nurse encouraging an older patient to start pulmonary rehabilitation shares the benefits of the program,including which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse gives priority to assessing an older patient who presents with symptoms of acute respiratory distress for which other condition?

A patient has a pulmonary embolism and asks the nurse to explain the purpose of the heparin infusion.What response by the nurse is best?

An older adult's pulmonary function studies indicate that his vital capacity is reduced and his residual volume is increased.Where does the nurse know these changes will manifest?

The nurse is caring for an older adult who has been prescribed inhaled corticosteroids for asthma.What does the nurse teach about this medication? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of an older patient's self-management of asthma.What does the nurse assess as the priority? (Select all that apply. )

When teaching older adult asthmatic patients,the nurse stresses the importance of which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

An older adult patient who has tuberculosis is being treated with the drugs isoniazid 300 mg daily,rifampin 600 mg daily,and pyrazinamide 1,500 mg daily.What information is the priority for the nurse to give the patient?

The nurse is coordinating care for a newly admitted older adult.The patient is diagnosed with hypertension,asthma,atrial fibrillation,mild osteoarthritis,and glaucoma.Before administering the patient's corticosteroid medication,the nurse is especially interested in which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

An older adult with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)asks why he should quit smoking now.What response by the nurse is best?

An older patient is hospitalized on the general medical floor with pneumonia secondary to influenza and is prescribed antibiotics.What assessment finding would indicate a higher level of care is needed for this patient?

The nurse caring for patients using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)knows what about treatment effectiveness?