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ashley · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is caring for a postoperative client who returned from surgery a few hours ago. The client is currently demonstrating shallow, slow breathing, with audible adventitious sounds.

Which is the most likely cause for the client's clinical manifestations?
1. Low blood sugar
2. Pneumonia
3. Asthma
4. Deep narcotic sedation

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client experiencing dyspnea. Which symptoms would the nurse anticipate this client to have? Select all that apply.

1. Rapid respirations
2. Reduced oxygen saturation
3. Noisy breath sounds
4. Deep breathing
5. Shallow breathing

l.stuut · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4

Clients who receive narcotic analgesics can have reduced respiratory effort and ineffective airway clearance, which would be demonstrated by shallow, slow breathing and adventitious breath sounds caused by air passing over the secretions. Pneumonia, low blood sugar, or asthma would be more likely to result in rapid respirations.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,3

The client with dyspnea normally will breathe faster and have lower oxygen saturation, and often has noisy breath sounds that might reveal rales, rhonchi, or wheezing. The client might breathe deeply if experiencing air hunger, or more shallowly if an obstruction exists, so it is not possible to predict depth.