12. A 13-year-old child is hospitalized with an exacerbation of chronic bronchitis. What action should a nurse take to decrease retained secretions?

8. A 5-year-old child is brought to the emergency department with copious drooling and Her mother states that the child is very agitated and only wants to sit upright. What action by the nurse takes priority?  

13. A client is hospitalized with pneumococcal pneumonia. Which drug will the nurse most likely administer?

27. Which assessment finding is the most critical and needs to be addressed first?

41.  You are nurse caring for a client receiving mechanical ventilation. Upon entering the room, you notice that the ventilator is alarming due to low pressure.  As the nurse you are aware that which of the following below could activate the low pressure alarm for this client?

49.  The nurse should identify which client as most at risk for pulmonary edema?

28.  You are caring for a client recently admitted to your unit with with pulmonary hypertension.  Which assessment data should the nurse recognize as confirming this diagnosis?

14. Several hours after admission of a child to the pediatric unit with laryngotracheobronchitis (viral croup), the nurse determines that tachypnea and tachycardia, accompanied by intercostal and substernal retractions and increased restlessness, have developed. What is the priority nursing action?

7. A 16-year old client with cystic fibrosis is admitted with increased shortness of breath and possible pneumonia. Which nursing activity is most important to include in the client’s care?

58.  A client who has a right-sided chest tube after a thoracotomy has tidaling in the water seal chamber of the collection device. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?