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The RN supervises an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) who is providing care for a client with a large pleural effusion.  The RN should intervene if which action by the UAP is observed?

A client develops extreme respiratory distress and the provider identifies a tension pneumothorax.  The nurse prepares to assist with which urgent procedure?

The nurse is teaching the client the appropriate way to use a steroid metered-dose inhaler (MDI).  Which action indicates the client needs additional teaching?

While caring for a client with a diagnosis of acute respiratory distress, the health care provider instructs the client on positioning that will assist their ability to breathe when experiencing dyspnea.  Which of the following positions will the health care provider instruct the client about?

A nurse is caring for a client who develops a pulmonary embolism.  Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement first?

A nurse is assessing an infant with severe bronchitis.  Which of the following is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?

Which of the following is the priority for a client with cystic fibrosis due to the complications occurring in the respiratory tract?

A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a child who has streptococcal pharyngitis about ways to prevent disease transmission.  Which of the following responses by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching?

Which client requires immediate intervention by the nurse to decrease the risk for developing a pulmonary embolism (PE)?

A nurse is assessing a child who has suspected epiglottitis.  The nurse realizes which of the following is not an expected finding of epiglottitis?