A patient has bacterial pneumonia and is finding it very difficult to cough up secretions because they are too thick. What instructions should the nurse provide to the patient to assist in secretion removal?

Which patient would the nurse prioritize as needing emergency treatment?

A patient presents with the clinical manifestations of fever 104 degrees Fahrenheit orally, headache, swollen and tender lymph nodes, and sore throat with exudate. What intervention would the nurse expect to perform?

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been initiated on a client who was found unresponsive. When performing chest compressions, the nurse should do which of the following actions?

Which of the following pyelonephritis patients should be treated in the inpatient setting?

Upon assessment of a patient in the emergency room, the nurse notes oxygen saturation of 86%, retractions in the neck, and the patient is using accessory muscles with each breath. What treatment should the nurse anticipate?

The nurse is assisting the physician with removal of a chest tube. Which nursing intervention is priority?

The nurse recommends polysomnographic testing for an obese patient who frequently complains of what symptom?

The patient is four hours post-operative following a left pneumonectomy for cancer of the lung. Which assessment data warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?

A client with a severe exacerbation of COPD requires reliable and precise oxygen delivery. Which respiratory care modality will the nurse expect the health care provider to prescribe?