During a meeting to address staffing issues and tardiness on a unit, the nurse manager invites the staff to each take a turn speaking and requests that everyone listen respectfully and refrain from making personal or professional comments about one another.

Which step in the negotiation process is the nurse manager using?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which precaution should the nurse prioritize when administering nasal oxygen therapy to the client?

A patient is being treated for bacterial pharyngitis.

Which of the following should a nurse recommend to promote the patient’s nutrition during treatment?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a pneumothorax. The nurse is reviewing the client’s medical record.

What prescriptions should the nurse anticipate for a client who has a pneumothorax?

During a central IV line insertion at the bedside, a client reports shortness of breath and becomes tachypneic. Which finding should a nurse suspect indicates the client developed a pneumothorax?

The nurse has observed an increase in the occurrence of pressure injuries among patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). After documenting these findings, the nurse collaborated with the manager to create and implement a new policy that emphasizes the consistent use of a pressure injury risk assessment scale.

Which term best characterizes the nurse’s actions?

A patient with lung cancer confides in the nurse, expressing fear about the disease and guilt for smoking in the past. Which response from the nurse would be most appropriate?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is being evaluated for a lung transplant.

What findings should a nurse expect when performing an initial physical assessment on a client diagnosed with COPD? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy.

Based on the Nurses Notes and Diagnostic Results, which of the following is a manifestation in the client?

A patient reports that they avoid being around sick people, however, they have experienced repeated colds over the past several weeks.

A nurse should respond to the patient’s concern by providing which of the following teaching?

A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient on a ventilator, to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. The nurse recognizes that which of the following interventions should be included? Select all that apply.