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V@ndy87

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A patient is recovering from a bronchoscopy. What care should the nurse provide to this patient?
 
  Select all that apply.
  1. Instruct the patient to avoid eating and drinking until the gag reflex returns.
  2. Report dark bloodtinged respiratory secretions to the physician.
  3. Notify the physician with any breathing difficulty.
  4. Administer pain medications immediately following the procedure.
  5. Instruct the patient on use of incentive spirometry to use following the procedure.

Question 2

The nurse wants to assess the apex of a patient's right lung. In which location should the nurse place the stethoscope to assess this patient?
 
  1. intercostal space, sixth rib near the sternum
  2. intercostal space, fourth rib near the axillary line
  3. below the scapula
  4. near the right clavicle



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1, 3
A patient should not eat or drink until gag reflex returns. Dark-tinged blood, especially if biopsies were collected, is common after the procedure. The patient should be instructed to notify the physician with any breathing difficulties. There is commonly minimal discomfort following this procedure, so an immediate administration of pain medication would not be indicated. Incentive spirometry is not indicated the recovery from this procedure.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
The apex of each lung lies just below the clavicle, whereas the base of each lung rests on the diaphragm. The scapulae are located posterior to the lungs.




V@ndy87

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


EAN94

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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