Which referral is most appropriate for a client diagnosed wih end- stage COPD?

Which concept should have the highest priority dor discharge during teaching for a client who has chronic bronchitis and is a smoker?

A nurse has received change of shift report on the following clients. Which patient should the nurse prioritize to see first?

The nurse is caring for a client with end- stage COPD. What data warrants immediate action by the nurse? 

A nurse in the emergency department is assessing an elderly client who has community- acquired pneumonia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

The nurse is assessing a client with COPD. What preventative health promotion information is most important for the nurse to obtain?

The client diagnosed with influenza is being discharged from the emergency department with a prescription for antibiotics. Which statement by the client indicates an uderstanding of this prescription?

The nurse has been assigned to a pulmonary unit, and is assigned multiple patients. Which task can the Registered Nurse delegate to an unlicensed assistive personnel?

Black widow anti-venom is produced by injecting small amounts of the actual venom into horses. Several days after the first injection, the horse begins to produce antibodies against the venom. Later, more venom is injected to the animal, and exponentially more antibodies are quickly produced.  These antibodies can be harvested from the blood and used to treat bite victims. The medication is rarely used, however, as it carries a risk of causing an allergic response in humans who react to the proteins from the horse.  Injecting a human with the antibodies from the horse produces what kind of immunity?

Black widow anti-venom is produced by injecting small amounts of the actual venom into horses. Several days after the first injection, the horse begins to produce antibodies against the venom. Later, more venom is injected to the animal, and exponentially more antibodies are quickly produced.  These antibodies can be harvested from the blood and used to treat bite victims. The medication is rarely used, however, as it carries a risk of causing an allergic response in humans who react to the proteins from the horse.  The most severe risk of an allergic response, caused by the widespread release of the substance in the prior question, is called: