A nurse is assessing a client’s respiratory status. Upon auscultation the nurse hears a coarse, snore like sound in the lower lobes. When the patient coughs the sounds disappear. What adventitious sound is the nurse hearing?

What is the most appropriate action for a nurse to take when administering a new blood pressure medication to a client?

A client has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB). The nurse should assess the client for which signs and symptoms?

A client is scheduled to have a treadmill stress test due to a suspected myocardial infarction. The nurse should report which elevated laboratory value to the healthcare provider prior to the stress test?

The nurse is assessing the respiratory status of a client with pleural effusion after a thoracentesis of the right lung has been performed. The nurse would become concerned with which assessment finding?

The nurse is caring for a client with bacterial pneumonia. The effectiveness of the client’s oxygen therapy can be best determined by which indicator of oxygenation?

A client has a chest tube and water seal drainage system. What should the nurse do to ensure safe and effective use of the drainage system?

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is experiencing a low PaO2 and dyspnea from an upper respiratory tract infection. The nurse plans to administer oxygen therapy as prescribed. Which statement concerning oxygen administration to a client with COPD is true?

The client with type 2 diabetes mellitus has made lifestyle changes to control elevated blood glucose levels. Which finding supports the nurse’s conclusion that the client’s efforts to control the elevated levels have been highly effective over the last 3 months?

A client developed cardiogenic shock after a severe myocardial infarction and has now developed an acute kidney injury. The client’s family asked the nurse how this happened. What should the nurse tell the family?