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A patient asks the nurse why he doesn’t feel sick even though the tuberculosis test is positive.  The nurse knows the patient has been diagnosed with latent tuberculosis infection.  Which explanation is best to provide the patient?

Your patient is having an acute asthma attack and cannot breathe.  What medication would you want to administer to the client for an acute asthma attack?

When evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions for sinusitis pain, which data does the nurse collect?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a patient who is to use an adrenergic bronchodilator.  Which of the following responses would best demonstrate the patient’s understanding?

Which of the following are effects of aging on the respiratory system? Select all that apply.

Match the medication with the correct classification.  A classification may be used more than once. 

The nurse is providing care for a patient diagnosed with influenza.  The patient has a fever, chills, sore throat, and a cough.  Breath sounds include crackles and wheezed.  For which reason will the nurse contact the physician?

Which of the following medications is classified as an Antihistamine?

The nurse enters the room of a patient who is acutely short of breath.  Which action should the nurse take first?

A nurse enters the room of a patient with chronic lung disease.  The patient has removed the oxygen cannula, and it is lying on the bed.  The patient does not appear to be in any distress.  The pulse oximeter shows an oxygen saturation of 79%.  Which of the following actions should the nurse take?