A nurse admits a patient to her unit with a presumptive diagnosis of pneumonia. When a sputum specimen is obtained, the nurse notes that the sputum is greenish and copious
The nurse notifies the patient's physician because these symptoms are indicative of what?
A) Lung cancer
B) Lung tumors
C) Infection
D) Pulmonary edema
Ans: C
Feedback: The nature of the sputum is often indicative of its cause. A profuse amount of purulent sputum (thick and yellow, green, or rust-colored) or a change in color of the sputum is a common sign of a bacterial infection. Options A, B, and D are not indicated by copious, green sputum.
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