What will the nurse instruct a client to do to promote a healthy ...

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What will the nurse instruct a client to do to promote a healthy respiratory status?
 
  1. Use pursed-lip breathing.
  2. Exercise regularly.
  3. Do not smoke.
  4. Breathe through the nose.
  5. Breathe through the mouth.

Question 2

The nurse is conducting a health history for a client with a respiratory disorder. What will be included in this assessment?
 
  1. Lifestyle.
  2. Presence of cough.
  3. Sputum production.
  4. Pain.
  5. Diet.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2,3,4
Rationale 1: Client teaching to promote healthy breathing does not include the use of pursed-lip breathing. This technique is for a client with a lung disorder such as chronic obstructive lung disease or emphysema.
Rationale 2: Client teaching to promote healthy breathing includes regular exercise.
Rationale 3: Client teaching to promote healthy breathing includes not smoking.
Rationale 4: Client teaching to promote healthy breathing includes breathing through the nose.
Rationale 5: Client teaching to promote healthy breathing does not include breathing through the mouth.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: A comprehensive nursing history relevant to oxygenation status should include data about lifestyle.
Rationale 2: A comprehensive nursing history relevant to oxygenation status should include data about the presence of a cough.
Rationale 3: A comprehensive nursing history relevant to oxygenation status should include data about sputum production.
Rationale 4: A comprehensive nursing history relevant to oxygenation status should include data about pain.
Rationale 5: A comprehensive nursing history relevant to oxygenation status does not include data about diet.