NSG 321 Exam 3 (Complete And Verified Study material) (14pages) LEARNEXAMS

1. The nurse is teaching the client with a pulmonary disorder about deep breathing.The client asks, "Why is it important to start by breathing through my nose, then exhaling through my mouth?" Which appropriate response would the nurse give this client?: Answer "Breathing through your nose first will warm, filter, and humidify the air you are breathing." Explanation: 2. The nurse is caring for a client with a NANDA-I diagnosis of Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements, related to difficulty breathing.The nurse would implement which measures to maintain an adequate nutritional status for this client?: Answer Provide frequent oral hygiene, especially before meals. Distribute six small meals over the course of the day. 3. A client's primary care provider has informed the nurse that the client will require thoracentesis.The nurse should suspect that the client has developed which disorder of lung function?: Answer pleural effusion 4. A nurse is assessing the breath sounds of a newborn.Which sound is an expected finding for this developmental level?: Answer Crackles 5. A client with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been ordered oxygen at 3 L/min as needed for treatment of dyspnea.What delivery mode is most appropriate to this client's needs?: Answer nasal cannula 6. An older resident at a long-term care facility has been placed on oxygen via a partial rebreather mask due to COVID-19.While helping the resident prepare for sleep, the nurse