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:

A patient who will begin oxygen therapy has a history of sinus disorders. This patient would benefit most from which oxygen setup?

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

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

What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unconscious person?

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

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.)

A patient requires suctioning via the nasotracheal route. In order to perform this procedure safely, the nurse should:

A nurse is caring for a client who has a three-chamber closed chest tube system. Which of the following should the nurse do after noticing a rise in the water seal with client inspiration?

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

The nurse performing tracheostomy care will: