The nurse is aware that changes occur in the respiratory system after the age of 70 that put the older adult more at risk for respiratory problems. These changes include: (Select all that apply.)

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

A nurse performing oral suctioning on an adult patient should set the wall suction machine so that the suction pressure is between:

The nurse recognizes that a postoperative patient who can breathe independently but has trouble maintaining an airway because of the tongue falling back into the throat would be best benefitted by a(n)

A nurse caring for a patient with a water seal type chest drainage that is on low suction assesses that there is constant bubbling in the suction container. The nurse should:

A client is receiving oxygen therapy via a nasal cannula. When the client asks the nurse why he needs to have oxygen tubing in his nose, which of the following explanations about the cannula should the nurse give him?

The nurse clarifies that the condition in which there is a decreased amount of oxygen in the blood is:

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

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a chest tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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

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