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Respiratory failure is the direct result of which of the following?

Your pt admitted with a diagnosis of HF is now complaining of feeling very short of breath, is coughing up pink frothy sputum and appears to be in distress. Identify your nursing actions in priority order. Critical thinking.

The nurse is aware that the client seeking antibiotic treatment for pharyngitis will only receive the desired medication if the condition is caused by?

Upon auscultation of a coarse low-pitched sonorous rattling in the right lower lobe, the nurse has concerns the client may be developing?

Having  hypercapnia will cause your respiratory system to become?

The nurse demonstrates to his client the action of inhaling. Internally what is occurring to the organs of the respiratory system? 

Surface tension within the alveolar walls is decreased by which substance?

The nurse instructs a patient that the pain of angina is due to ischemia of the myocardium. Which of the following would not be included in the patients teaching plan for patients with angina?

The nurse is doing the intake of a 42 year old woman who just arrived on the telemetry floor,  with a family history of cardiovascular disease. Which finding is most concerning to the nurse?

You are explaining the importance of sodium restriction in the diet of a Hispanic man who was recently diagnosed with HF. Some relatives are at bedside with the patient, an appropriate nursing action is: