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.)

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

A nurse is preparing to measure a client's oxygen saturation and notes edema of the client's hands and thickened toenails. The nurse should apply the pulse oximeter probe to which of the following locations?

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

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?

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

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

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

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.)

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:

The nurse instructing the patient to perform forceful exhalation coughing would instruct the patient to take in: