A nurse is nasopharyngeal suctioning an adult patient to remove thick secretions. The nurse will:

A patient has collapsed and cannot be aroused by asking loudly, "Are you okay?" The next action should be to:

The nurse takes into consideration that a pulse oximeter may not give an accurate reading if the patient is:

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for home oxygen therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

The multiple causes for hypoxia include: (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about the manifestations of hypoxia. Which of the following findings should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a respiratory disorder and displays manifestations of hypoxia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

The nurse monitoring patients eating in the dining room of a skilled nursing facility notes that a patient begins choking. As the nurse prepares to deliver the Heimlich maneuver, the fist should be positioned:

Your patient is breathing shallowly and seems irritable and restless. A nursing action that might help is to have him:

The nurse assists the patient with emphysema into the most beneficial position to facilitate respiration, which is:

The nurse loosens mucus plugs by using percussion on a patient over the area of the: