A nurse admits a patient from the emergency department. Pati…

A nurse admits a patient from the emergency department. Patient data are listed below: History Physical Assessment Laboratory Values 70 years of ageHistory of diabetesOn insulin twice a dayReports new-onset dyspnea and productive cough Crackles and rhonchi heard throughout the lungsDullness to percussion LLLAfebrileOriented to person only WBC: 5,200/mm3 (5.2 ´ 109/L)PaO2 on room air 85 mm Hg What action by the nurse is the priority?

A patient is admitted to a respiratory unit with a diagnosis…

A patient is admitted to a respiratory unit with a diagnosis of left lower lobe pneumonia. The nursing assessment reveals the patient to be febrile and experiencing a weak, non-productive -sounding cough. The patient has moist crackles throughout the lung fields. Based on the data provided, which of the following nursing diagnoses is most appropriate?

A nurse cares for a patient with a 40-year smoking history w…

A nurse cares for a patient with a 40-year smoking history who is experiencing distended neck veins and dependent edema. The diagnosis is pulmonary hypertension.  Which physiologic process would the nurse correlate with this patient’s history and clinical manifestations?