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

A patient requires a precise concentration of 40% oxygen. Which of the following devices would best allow for this?

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

A nurse in a long-term care facility sees a client who is choking. Which of the following data should the nurse identify as requiring an abdominal thrust?

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

A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching for a client about coughing and deep breathing. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

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 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:

Which is a function of the respiratory system?