Revolutionary rhetoric often used the word “slavery” to describe political oppression by Britain, not just the condition of enslaved Africans.

A nurse is caring for a patient with a chest tube following a left-sided pneumothorax. During routine assessment, the nurse notes that fluctuation in the water seal chamber has stopped. The patient’s SpO₂ is 94% on room air, breath sounds are equal bilaterally, and the patient denies dyspnea. What is the nurse’s priority action?  

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a 71-year-old patient with emphysema being sent home on 2 L/min oxygen via nasal cannula. Which patient statement indicates a need for further teaching?  

A nurse responds to an alarm and finds that a patient’s tracheostomy tube has been accidentally dislodged. The tracheostomy was placed 2 days ago. The patient has a respiratory rate of 32 with intercostal retractions and an SpO₂ of 84%. What is the nurse’s priority action?  

A patient using fluticasone and albuterol for asthma reports a sore mouth and altered taste. Assessment reveals white plaques on the buccal mucosa that bleed slightly when scraped. Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?    

The parents of a 3-month-old infant newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) state, “No one in either of our families has ever had cystic fibrosis. We don’t understand how our baby could have this.” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is teaching the parents of a 9-year-old child with exercise-induced asthma about safe sports participation. Which statement by the parents indicates a need for further teaching?

What classic assessment finding would the nurse of a child hospitalized for an acute asthma exacerbation expect to hear on auscultation?

A couple whose first child required prolonged mechanical ventilation for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is expecting another baby. They ask the nurse, “What can we do to prevent this from happening again?” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A 3-year-old child awakens at 2300 with a sudden onset of a barking cough, hoarse voice, and inspiratory stridor. The child is restless but responsive, and mild intercostal retractions are noted. It is a warm summer evening. The parents call the nurse advice line for guidance. Which initial intervention should the nurse recommend?