Older adults are more prone to respiratory problems because aging causes which change?

The nurse would determine that this patient is aware of how to use the incentive spirometer device properly when the patient:

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

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

A nurse is preparing to suction the airway of a client who has a tracheostomy. Identify the sequence of actions the nurse should take after performing hand hygiene. (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)

The nurse takes into consideration that while caring for a patient on oxygen therapy, safety precautions should be observed, which include:

A nurse is attending a social gathering when another guest suddenly coughs weakly once, grasps her throat with her hands, and cannot talk. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse performing tracheostomy care will:

The nurse is aware that the best time to schedule a postural drainage treatment is

Which of the following is not considered an adventitious lung sound upon auscultation:

The nurse recognizes that, immediately before a tracheostomy cuff deflation, the patient should: