Respiratory
Antibiotics only treat this type of infection.
Bacterial
What is important education regarding antibiotic therapy?
Complete the entire course exactly as prescribed
What is an essential nursing action before performing tracheostomy suctioning?
Preoxygenating
What is true regarding bacterial pharyngitis?
What nursing intervention will increase the nutritional status of a COPD patient?
Small, frequent meals
What is a side effect of the TB medication rifampin?
Body fluids become red-orange
What would you suspect if a patient with anterior nasal packing for severe epistaxis is swallowing frequently?
They are bleeding
What is the purpose of the positive end-expiratory pressure ventilator setting?
Keeps pressure in the lungs after expiration
What is the cause of wheezes?
Movement of air through narrowed airways
What symptoms are expected to be seen in a patient with hypoxemia?
Restlessness, tachycardia, and tachypnea
What type of dressing should be applied to a sucking chest wound?
Occlusive dressing taped on three sides
How is a patient positioned for a thoracentesis?
Sitting on the side of the bed bent over the bedside table
What is the success rate of nicotine patches for smoking cessation?
25%
What is a common postlaryngectomy complication as evidenced by increasing dyspnea?
Tracheal stenosis
What is the result of uncorrected status asthmaticus?
Severe hypoxemia, pneumothorax, and respiratory arrest
What should the nurse prepare for when assessing paradoxical movement in a patient with a flail chest?
Intubation
What assessment finding in a patient with asthma indicates that respiratory arrest is imminent?
Absence of wheezing