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ss2343 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse uses a nasal cannula to deliver oxygen to a client who has been diagnosed with chronic lung disease. What is an important thing to remember when using a nasal cannula?

A) It can cause the nasal mucosa to dry in case of high flow.
B) It can cause anxiety in clients who are claustrophobic.
C) It can create a risk of suffocation.
D) It can result in an inconsistent amount of oxygen.

Question 2

A nurse is working in a health care clinic. She loves her work because of all the different people she meets. She professes to care for all of them and states that she understands them because she realizes which of the following is true?

a. Basically all patients are the same.
b. Each person has a unique background.
c. Caring for people requires very little experience.
d. There are standard solutions to most health care problems.

angrybirds13579 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
When using a nasal cannula to deliver oxygen to a client, the nurse should remember that the nasal cannula can cause the nasal mucosa to dry in case of high oxygen flow. A simple mask can cause anxiety in clients who are claustrophobic. Clients using a partial rebreather mask are at risk of suffocation. A face tent may deliver an inconsistent amount of oxygen, depending on environmental loss.

Answer to Question 2

B
Patients are not all the same. Each person brings a unique background of experiences, values, and cultural perspectives to a health care encounter. Caring is always specific and relational for each nurse-patient encounter. As nurses acquire more experience, they learn that caring helps them to focus on the patients for whom they care. Caring facilitates a nurse's ability to know a patient, allowing the nurse to recognize a patient's problems and to find and implement individualized solutions.