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roselinechinyere27m

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A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia is suffering from ineffective airway clearance related to secretions in the airways as evidenced by ineffective cough and adventitious breath sounds. The first intervention in a nurse's ca
 
  A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia is suffering from ineffective airway clearance related to secretions in the airways as evidenced by ineffective cough and adventitious breath sounds. The first intervention in a nurse's care plan should be to
 
  1. Increase the patient's supplemental oxygen to 5 L per nasal cannula.
  2. Encourage the patient to increase fluid intake to help thin his or her mucus.
  3. Decrease the patient's activities that require the use of accessory muscles.
  4. Increase the patient's carbohydrate intake to improve his or her strength.

Question 2

A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with full mobility requires a source of oxygen that is lightweight and easy to carry with a shoulder strap. The nurse suggests
 
  1. An oxygen concentrator.
  2. An oxygen tank.
  3. An oxygen E-cylinder.
  4. Liquid oxygen.


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elizabethrperez

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2

Answer to Question 2

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roselinechinyere27m

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Excellent

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