Management of Patients with Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
A nurse has pharyngitis and will be providing self care at home. It is most important for the nurse to
Seek medical help if he experiences inability to swallow
A client is being assessed for acute laryngitis. The nurse knows that clinical manifestations of acute laryngitis include
hoarseness.
A client is scheduled for endotracheal intubation prior to surgery. What can the nurse tell this client about an endotracheal tube?
"The ET tube will maintain your airway while you're under anesthesia."
The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which produces a cold sore (fever blister), has an incubation period of
2 to 12 days
A client is in the emergency department following a fall on the face. The client reports facial pain. The nurse assesses bleeding from nasal cuts and from the nares, a deformity to the nose, periorbital ecchymoses, and some clear fluid draining from the right nostril. The first action of the nurse is to
Check the clear fluid for glucose.
You are speaking at a local PTO meeting about upper respiratory infections. Which preventive factor for rhinitis should you teach the attendees?
Get adequate rest and sleep.
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with enlarged adenoids. What condition is produced by enlarged adenoids?
Noisy breathing
A patient is diagnosed as being in the early stage of laryngeal cancer of the glottis with only 1 vocal cord involved. For what type of surgical intervention will the nurse plan to provide education?
Partial laryngectomy
A female patient with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been recommended a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for the treatment of her health problem. The nurse's priority for patient education should be:
The importance of complying with CPAP despite the inconvenience associated with its use
You are caring for a client who has just been told they have advanced laryngeal cancer and will have to have a total laryngectomy. You are doing preoperative teaching with this client. What do you know is a subject you should cover?
Alternative methods of communication