The patient is complaining of feeling congested. After assessing the patient, the nurse places the patient in the proper position and claps her cupped hands against the patient's thorax
She does this because she is aware that ______________ assists in loosening retained secretions from the airway. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
percussion
Percussion involves clapping the chest wall with cupped hands. It sets up vibrations in the chest to dislodge retained secretions from the airway.
You might also like to view...
When a nurse needs the most up-to-date and accurate information about a drug, the best source is:
A. Physician's Desk Reference. B. Prescriber's Letter. C. Goodman & Gillman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. D. Drug Facts and Comparisons. E. the sales representative from a pharmaceutical company.
Laboratories commonly report the PT values with which of the following measurement?
A. ISI B. PTT C. DIC D. INR
While evaluating an 81-year-old male patient who is responsive to verbal stimuli, you roll him onto his side and observe the bed sheet is stuck to his buttocks. When you peel the bed sheet off, a wound on his right buttocks begins to bleed heavily. Your next action should be to:
A) Apply well-aimed direct pressure on the wound B) Administer IV fluids wide open C) Apply oxygen via nonrebreather mask D) Replace the bed sheet
A pregnant patient presents to the clinic with a 3 lb/wk weight gain for 2 successive weeks. The nurse is most concerned that this patient is demonstrating signs of which condition?
a. Gestational diabetes mellitus b. Preeclampsia c. Placenta enlargement d. Multiple gestations