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?

Which of the following adventitious sounds is most closely associated with asthma?

Which of the following is the best explanation of emphysema for the newly diagnosed patient?

The nurse instructs the patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on methods to lower the risk of lung complications.  One technique is the “long huff” cough.  What is the rationale for this type of coughing exercise?

The nurse is caring for a 90-year-old male who has never completed an advanced directive. The man has a son but has not seen him in several years. A neighbor has assisted him with meals and housecleaning for many years. The neighbor states that the client expressed only wanting to have comfort measures. The estranged son wants his father to be treated aggressively. Which would be the nurse’s initial step?  

The spouse of a patient with cystic fibrosis has been taught how to perform chest physiotherapy.  The spouse asks the nurse to explain why this must be done.  Which of the following responses is best?

Which stage of a pressure ulcer is exhibited by deeply ulcerated tissue, exposing muscle and bone?

A client has a boil that is located in the left axillary area and is elevated with a raised border and is filled with pus. How would the nurse document this type of lesion?