A client has been readmitted for right lower lobe pneumonia. The client asks why he keeps getting pneumonia on the right side and not the left
Based on this information, which point will help a nurse emphasize with the client why the right bronchus is more susceptible to fluids or foreign objects than the left? A) The right bronchus is short.
B) The right bronchus is narrow.
C) The right lung has three lobes.
D) The left lung has two lobes.
A
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The nurse should explain that the right bronchus is shorter and wider than the left bronchus, which makes it more easily accessible. Therefore, the right bronchus is more susceptible to aspiration of fluids or foreign objects. The nurse need not state that the right bronchus is more susceptible to fluids or foreign objects because the right lung has three lobes and the left lung has only two lobes.
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