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Which assessment finding alerts the nurse to the possibility of pneumonia in a client with chronic bronchitis?

What is highest priority for the nurse to teach the client who is to undergo pulmonary surgery?

A nurse is reading the PPD test on the left arm of an inpatient client who was injected 48 hours ago. The area has a 4-mm diameter area of induration. Which is the nurse’s best action?

The client is scheduled to have a bronchoscopy. Which preprocedural teaching is unique to the procedure?

What will the nurse teach the client who is being discharged after a fixed centric occlusion for a mandibular fracture?

In the client with hypoventilation, which change in acid-base does the nurse recognize as a compensatory response?

The hand grasps of a client with acidosis have diminished since the previous assessment 1 hour ago. What is the nurse’s best first action?

The client is brought to the emergency department with severe facial trauma. Which is the nurse’s highest priority in caring for this client?

What statement indicates that the client did not understand teaching regarding therapy with salmeterol (Serevent)?

_____ carriers are shedding and transmitting pathogens while they are recovering from an infectious disease.