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the patient with possible verify medication allergies
bacterial
pneumonia was prescribed
IV antibiotics. what is the
most important step, the
nurse should nurse verify
prior administering of this
medication
based on the current good, well balanced nutrition
knowledge of health
promotion, what factors
should the nurse prioritize
in an effort to encourage
health, longevity, and
weight control in her
patients
the patient with pneumonia is administer antitussive medication before bedtime
exhausted
from constant coughing all
day long. what can the
nurse implement in this
situation
the nurse is caring for an intake and output
elderly patient with
underlying cardiovascular
disease. the patient is
diagnosed with pneumonia
and is receiving normal
saline infusion at rate
150ml per hour. what
assessment data need to be
collected every shift
, the nurse is assessing the decreased breath sounds (faint) with prolonged expiration
respiratory status of a patient
who is experiencing an
exacerbation of her
emphysema
symptoms. when preparing to
auscultate, what breath
sounds should the nurse
anticipate
an older adult patient has the patient has contractures of both hands due to severe arthritis
been diagnosed with COPD.
why would the nurse
question the safe use of the
metered-dose-inhaler (MDI)
by the patient at home
the nurse is reviewing the risk smoking
factors of pneumonia with an
elderly patient,
admitted to the hospital with
community acquired
pneumonia. what should the
nurse explain as the most
common risk factor for
pneumonia
an admitting nurse is dyspnea and hypoxiemia
assessing a patient with
COPD. the nurse auscultates
diminished breath sounds. these
findings
indicate to the nurse to
monitor the patient for what
the patient's vital signs upon pulse oximetry
your
assessment are HR 111, BP 115/85,
RR21,
temperature 38.1 celsius,
pulse oximetry is 89% on
room air, patient presents
with cough and some
mucous. this patient was just
admitted to your unit for