Older adults are more prone to respiratory problems because aging causes which change?

The nurse takes into consideration that while caring for a patient on oxygen therapy, safety precautions should be observed, which include:

What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unconscious person?

A patient has collapsed and cannot be aroused by asking loudly, "Are you okay?" The next action should be to:

The multiple causes for hypoxia include: (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is preparing to suction the airway of a client who has a tracheostomy. Identify the sequence of actions the nurse should take after performing hand hygiene. (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)

A nurse is caring for a client who has a three-chamber closed chest tube system. Which of the following should the nurse do after noticing a rise in the water seal with client inspiration?

The nurse takes into consideration that a pulse oximeter may not give an accurate reading if the patient is:

Your patient is breathing shallowly and seems irritable and restless. A nursing action that might help is to have him:

The nurse would determine that this patient is aware of how to use the incentive spirometer device properly when the patient:

The nurse loosens mucus plugs by using percussion on a patient over the area of the: