For a client with bronchiectasis, which of the following interventions helps the client to mobilize and expectorate secretions?
A) Remove fluid, blood, or air from the thorax.
B) Repair trauma to the chest or chest wall.
C) Instruct client in postural drainage techniques.
D) Remove foreign objects.
C
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The nurse is conducting a health history during the nursing assessment. The client states to the nurse, "I am allergic to penicillin." Which assessment question is most appropriate to learn more about the client's allergy?
A) "Where did you experience the reaction?" B) "What type of reaction occurred?" C) "How long did your symptoms last?" D) "Do any other family members have this same allergy?"
A client in the psychiatric unit begins to laugh and appears to be talking with someone, though the nurse sees no one else in the room. What should the nurse do first?
A) Open the door to the quiet room so the client can use it. B) Go into the room and sit down beside the client. C) Walk quietly by and do not disturb the client. D) Stand at the door and ask if the client is talking to him/herself.
A common theme among all the antineoplastic agents is:
1. their adverse effects. 2. their ability to kill cancer cells. 3. their drug interactions. 4. their mechanism of action.
The nurse is caring for an older adult patient. A family member of the patient seems to frequently catch colds. Which response is best?
a. "After the age of 60, the plasma volume decreases so there is less infection fighting ability." b. "Bone marrow activity decreases by about 50% with aging, which lowers the immune response to infection." c. "The older adult's blood is more prone to clotting, so infection-fighting cells don't get to the source of infection quickly." d. "His antibody response to vaccines is overactive."