A patient is scheduled for a thoracentesis. The nurse's primary responsibility during the procedure is:

The physician has ordered oxygen at 6L per nasal cannula for his patient. The nurse prepares the humidifier bottle and tubing. The patient asks why the water bottle is necessary. The nurse's best response would be"

Which is the priority nursing responsibility for a patient who has a tracheostomy?

A patient is to begin medications for tuberculosis (TB). Which statement made by the patient would indicate that further teaching is required?

The patient tells the nurse that the reason he came to the clinic is because he is having difficulty breathing especially at night. The nurse would be most correct in documenting this information under which section of the admission sheet?

A new case of tuberculosis (TB) has been confirmed in the nurse's neighborhood, and a neighbor asks how she might have been exposed. The nurse's reply states how TB is transmitted. This includes what?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has hospital acquired pneumonia. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the single most effective way to prevent the spread of disease is:

With which data should the nurse be most concerned during assessment of a patient with pneumonia?

After 2 weeks of symptomatic treatment, the client still complains of hoarseness. The physician schedules a direct laryngoscopy. Which statement by the client best indicates that the client understands the rationale for the direct laryngoscopy?

The nursing team discusses the client's anger and depression related to the cancer diagnosis, the change in body image, and the loss of speech following a laryngectomy. Which of the following best indicates that the client's grief is beginning to resolve?

A client with a persistent upper respiratory infection develops acute bronchitis and is given a prescription for guaifenesin, an antitussive. Which pertinent assessment findings should the nurse document?

Which nursing action is essential before the a chest x-ray is performed?

Which statement best suggests that the client understands the nurse's instructions on how to handle the sputum specimen container?

A client is diagnosis with pneumococcal pneumonia and the physician ordered penicillin. When the client asks why the provider chose this particular drug to treat the pneumonia, which response by the nurse is the best?

A nurse working in a long term care facility notes that an elderly client with influenza has a fever of 104.6, dry cough, muscle aches, and headache. The nurse instructs the client to drink more fluids. If the client has normal cardiovascular and renal function, what is an appropriate goal for oral intake in the next 24 hours?

The nurse is providing a sponge bath to a client with influenza and a fever of 103.0. Which of the following symptoms would indicate that the nurse should discontinue the sponge bath?

Which question is essential to ask before administering an influenza vaccine?

Which assessment finding provides the best indication that the nurse needs to suction the client with a tracheostomy?

A client diagnosed with tuberculosis continues to have evidence of the tubercle bacilli in the sputum after 6 weeks of drug therapy. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask the client at this time?

What nursing action is most appropriate when administering a liquid cough syrup as well as oral tablets at the same time?