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)

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 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?

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

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

The nurse clarifies that the cough mechanism is stimulated when:

Your patient is breathing shallowly and seems irritable and restless. A nursing action that might help is to have him:

The nurse performing tracheostomy care will:

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