A patient arrives to the emergency department with a stab wound to the chest.  The HCP places two chest tubes to drain air and blood from the patient’s thoracic cavity.  The nurse sets up the chest tube drainage system.  Where should the nurse place the system?

Following a bronchoscopy, the client must remain NPO until:

Which of the following assessment findings in the patient with pneumonia most indicates a need to remind the patient to cough and deep breathe?

Place the following steps in the correct sequential order for obtaining a sputum specimen for culture. Use capital letters no commas no spaces for your answer!! A. Have the patient cough deeply from the lungs. B. Teach the patient to inhale deeply several times. C. Check the order for the test. D. Send the specimen immediately to the laboratory. E. Obtain the appropriate container.

A patient with a new diagnosis of small cell lung cancer decides to have radiation therapy.  Which of the following expectations of this treatment is most appropriate?

The nurse is using the nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance.  The nurse is implementing the intervention of ambulating or turning the patient every 2 hours.  What is the rationale for this intervention?

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?

A patient is admitted to a respiratory unit with a diagnosis of pneumonia.  Assessment data reveal the patient to be febrile and experiencing a weak, congested-sounding cough, with moist crackles throughout the lung fields.  Based on the data provided, the nurse will focus care on which issue?

The nurse is assisting with the care of a patient admitted to the emergency department with chemical burns across the chest and hands. Which actions are included in the plan of care? (Select all that apply.)  

Which is the best explanation to a patient by a nurse for why a health care provider does not prescribe antibiotics for influenza?