7.  The nurse is reinforcing education to a client who will be going home on oxygen.  The nurse will state that because of its effects, oxygen should be considered a:

17.  The use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (CPAP or BiPAP) has the potential to cause carbon dioxide retention in which of the following patients?

37. The nurse is working the emergency room when a trauma patient arrives. The nurse is asked to assess vital signs. While assessing the client’s respiratory pattern, the nurse finds the respirations are deep, rapid and labored. The nurse will document the presence of:

22. Chest physiotherapy (CPT) is the most beneficial in patients with which of the following disease processes?

43. An elderly client in a skilled nursing facility is given the diagnosis of emphysema and is receiving oxygen therapy. Upon entering the room, the nurse notices flames coming from the garbage can. Which of the interventions will the nurse perform first?

32. The nurse is reviewing tracheostomy care and understands that which of the following is used in performing this procedure?

20.  A nurse is caring for a child who is receiving oxygen. Which of the following findings indicates oxygen toxicity?

31. The nurse understands that tracheostomy care is needed in a variety of circumstances.  Which of the following is an indication that tracheostomy care is needed?

1.  A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to encourage the child to take deep breaths?

26. A nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty breathing. The client is lying in bed and is already receiving oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. Which of the following interventions is the nurse’s priority?