While reading the client’s chart, the nurse identifies the client is having hypoxia. What abnormal assessment would the nurse expect to find?

A LPN is caring for a client who was just admitted from the emergency department with a respiratory infection. The client’s oxygen saturation is 85%. Which action should the LPN take first?

The LPN is reinforcing education about pursed-lip breathing to a client diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). What is the therapeutic effect of this breathing technique?

The LPN notices the client is blowing or exhaling into the incentive spirometry device. What is the correct response from the nurse?

As the LPN collecting data on a 2-month-old infant following a surgical procedure. Which pain rating scale should the LPN plan to use to determine the infant’s level of pain? Note: Show your blank whiteboard to the camera

A LPN is collecting data on a client who has developed atelectasis after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Which finding should the nurse expect?

A parent of a preschool-age child tells the nurse that their child “has had a constant cold since going to daycare.” What is an appropriate response from the nurse? 

A nurse is caring for a client who has abdominal breathing at 20 to 40 breaths/minute with an irregular pattern of rate and depth. What age group is this breathing pattern most consistent and expected? 

What intervention should the LPN consider as the priority for the client with a nursing diagnosis/clinical problem of Ineffective Airway Clearance related to pneumonia? 

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