Author Question: When an older adult patient with chronic emphysema comes to the emergency department in respiratory ... (Read 33 times)

mp14 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

When an older adult patient with chronic emphysema comes to the emergency department in respiratory distress, the nurse should begin O2 per nasal cannula at:

a. 2 L/min.
b. 2.5 L/min.
c. 3 L/min.
d. 4 L/min.

Question 2

The older adult female patient is concerned about incontinence when she sneezes. The nurse explains that this type of incontinence is called:

a. urge incontinence.
b. stress incontinence.
c. overflow incontinence.
d. functional incontinence.

zhanghao · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Administering O2 at more than 2 liters per minute to a person with chronic pulmonary disease may cause respiratory failure.

Answer to Question 2

B
Stress incontinence results from sneezing, which causes increased abdominal pressure.