Author Question: The nurse assesses a client's sputum as being green and realizes this finding is most characteristic ... (Read 27 times)

folubunmi · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse assesses a client's sputum as being green and realizes this finding is most characteristic of:

1. asthma.
2. bacterial infection.
3. pneumonia.
4. pulmonary edema.

Question 2

A client states he has had a cold for 3 days and has been running a fever. His oxygen saturation reading is 85 and he appears anxious. Which is the most appropriate intervention for the nurse to take at this time?

1. Place the client in a recumbent position to facilitate inspiration.
2. Administer oxygen via mask per order.
3. Assess the client's coping mechanisms.
4. Administer antibiotics as ordered.