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RN - MED SURG RESPIRATORY / BOARD VITALS LATEST UPDATED GRADED A+

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1- A charge nurse receives notification of the admission of a client who is coughing frequently and whose sputum is pink, frothy, and copious. The client has history of night sweats, anorexia, and w... eight loss. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (SATA) -Assign the client to a private room with negative-pressure airflow -Wear an N95 respirator when entering the client’s room. 2- A nurse is assisting a provider with a comprehensive physical examination of a client. When the provider uses transillumination, the nurse should explain to the client that this technique help evaluate which of the following structures? -Maxillary sinuses 3- A nurse is caring for a client who smokes cigarettes and has a new diagnosis of emphysema. How should the nurse assist the client with smoking cessation? -Discuss ways the client can reduce the number of cigarettes smoked per day. 4- A nurse is planning care for a client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is malnourished. Which of the following recommendations to promote nutritional intake should the nurse include in the plan? -Eat high-calorie food first. Rational: client who has COPD experience early satiety. Client should eat calorie-dense food first. 5- A nurse is preparing to administer cisplatin IV to a client who has lung cancer. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings is an adverse effect of this medication? -Tinnitus. Rational: An adverse effect of cisplatin is ototoxicity, which can cause tinnitus. 6- A nurse in a medical-surgical unit is assessing a client. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings is a manifestation of a pulmonary embolism? -Stabbing chest pain Rational: sudden chest pain that is sharp and stabbing is a manifestation of pulmonary embolism. Other manifestations include dyspnea, coughing, hemoptysis (coughing up blood), tachypnea, tachycardia, diaphoresis, and feeling of impending doom. 7- A nurse in the PACU is assessing a newly admitted client and observes intercostal retractions and a high-pitched inspiratory sound (stridor). The nurse should identify theses findings as manifestations of which of the following complications? -Respiratory obstruction 8- A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has metabolic alkalosis. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse expect? -ph 7.49,HCO3-32mEq/L, PaCO2 40mmHg [Show More]

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