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The nurse is educating a patient diagnosed with acute bacterial rhinosinusitis about interventions that may assist with symptom control. What should the nurse include in this information? (Select all that apply.)

Ensure an adequate fluid intake. Increase the humidity in the home. Apply local heat to promote drainage.

Which is a priority nursing intervention that the nurse should perform for a client who has undergone surgery for a nasal obstruction?

Ensure mouth breathing

Which of the following interventions would be helpful for a client reporting nasal congestion, sneezing, sore throat, and muscle aches? Select all that apply.

Provide warm salt-water gargles. Administer oral ibuprofen. Teach the client about handwashing. Recommend guaifenesin.

A nurse is providing instructions for the client with chronic rhinosinusitis. The nurse accurately tells the client:

Sleep with the head of bed elevated.

A nurse is in the cafeteria at work. A fellow worker at another table suddenly stands up, leans forward with hands crossed at the neck, and makes gasping noises. The nurse first

Stands behind the worker, who has hands across the neck

The client you are caring for has just been told they have advanced laryngeal cancer. What is the treatment of choice?

Total laryngectomy

The nurse is caring for a patient who had a total laryngectomy and has drains in place. When does the nurse understand that the drains will most likely be removed?

When the patient has less than 30 mL for 2 consecutive days

What is the most commonly prescribed treatment for the common cold?

Antihistamines

A client comes into the clinic complaining of hoarseness that has lasted for about a month. What would you suspect?

Laryngeal cancer

A client finished a course of antibiotics for laryngitis but continues to experience persistent hoarseness. Which symptom would cause the nurse to suspect laryngeal cancer?

a feeling of swelling at the back of the throat

The nurse is obtaining a health history from a client on an annual physical exam. Which documentation should be brought to the physician's attention?

Hoarseness for 2 weeks

The nurse is obtaining a health history from a client with laryngitis. Which causative factor, stated by the client, is LEAST likely?

"I was chewing ice chips all day long."

A client undergoes a total laryngectomy and tracheostomy formation. On discharge, the nurse should give which instruction to the client and family?

"Family members should continue to talk to the client."

A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of sleep apnea. The client understands the disease process when he says:

"I should become involved in a weight loss program."

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which produces a cold sore (fever blister), has an incubation period of

2 to 12 days.

The nurse is caring for a respiratory client who uses a noninvasive positive pressure device. Which medical equipment does the nurse anticipate to find in the client's room?

A face mask

The nurse is assessing a patient who smokes 2 packs of cigarettes per day and has a strong family history of cancer. What early sign of cancer of the larynx does the nurse look for in this patient?

Affected voice sounds

Which is the antibiotic of choice used to treat acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS)?

Amoxicillin

A client has been diagnosed with acute rhinosinusitis caused by a bacterial organism. What antibiotic of choice for treatment of this disorder does the nurse anticipate educating the client about?

Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has nasal packing in place following nasal surgery. Which discharge instructions would be most appropriate for the client?

Avoid sports activities for 6 weeks.

A client has undergone a laryngectomy. The nurse notes evidence of wound breakdown. The nurse understands that the client is at a high risk for developing

Carotid artery hemorrhage

Which assessment finding puts a client at increased risk for epistaxis?

Cocaine use

The nurse is caring for a client who had a recent laryngectomy. Which of the following is reflected in the nursing plan of care?

Develop an alternate method of communication.

The nurse is caring for a client status post adenoidectomy. The nurse finds the client in severe respiratory distress when entering the room. What does the nurse suspect?

Edema of the upper airway

Malignancy of the larynx can be a devastating diagnosis. What does a client with a diagnosis of laryngeal cancer require?

Emotional support

You are doing preoperative teaching with a client scheduled for laryngeal surgery. What should you teach this client to help prevent atelectasis?

Encourage deep breathing every 2 hours.

Select the nursing diagnosis that would warrant immediate health care provider notification.

Ineffective airway clearance related to excessive mucus production secondary to retained secretions and inflammation

The nurse is caring for a client who underwent a laryngectomy. Which intervention will the nurse initially complete in an effort to meet the client's nutritional needs?

Initiate enteral feedings.

A client has acute bacterial rhinosinusitis for several weeks despite treatment. The nurse observes for a possible complication of the infection by assessing for

Nuchal rigidity

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

Which diagnostic test is used to confirm the diagnosis of maxillary and frontal sinusitis?

Sinus aspirates

You are performing a preoperative assessment on a client who is scheduled for a tonsillectomy. Why would you ask the client about the use of herbal supplements?

They prolong bleeding.

A 58-year-old male patient with a 60 pack-year history of cigarette smoking and a history of heavy alcohol use has been diagnosed with laryngeal cancer following a physical examination and endoscopy. The patient has been scheduled for a partial laryngectomy and is highly anxious about the consequences of this surgery. What patient education should the nurse provide for this man?

"A partial laryngectomy has the advantage of having only a minimal effect on your speech."

A client exhibits a sudden and complete loss of voice and is coughing. The nurse states

"Do not smoke and avoid being around others who are smoking."

A surgeon completes a total laryngectomy. Postoperatively, the nurse explains to the patient's family that:

A permanent tracheal stoma would be necessary.

A patient playing softball was hit in the nose by the ball and has been determined to have an uncomplicated fractured nose with epistaxis. The nurse should prepare to assist the physician with what tasks?

Applying nasal packing

The nurse is caring for the client in the intensive care unit immediately after removal of the endotracheal tube. Which of the following nursing actions is most important to complete every hour to ensure that the respiratory system is not compromised?

Auscultate lung sounds.

A client with acute viral rhinosinusitis is being seen in a clinic. The nurse is providing discharge instructions and includes the following information:

Avoid air travel.

After a tonsillectomy, a client is being prepared for discharge. The nurse should instruct the client to report which sign or symptom immediately?

Bleeding

The health care provider has ordered continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with the delivery of oxygenation. The patient asks the nurse what the benefit of CPAP is. What would be the nurse's best response?

CPAP prevents the collapse of the patient's airway; CPAP provides positive pressure to the airways throughout the respiratory cycle preventing collapse.

A 60-year-old man has been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on his clinical symptoms and polysomnographic findings. What intervention should the nurse perform to assist this patient in the management of his health problem?

Encouraging the patient to avoid alcohol and hypnotic medications

A patient has had a laryngectomy and was able to retain his airway, with no difficulty swallowing. There is no split of thyroid cartilage. The nurse would record this type of laryngectomy as which of the following?

Partial laryngectomy

A young adult client has had a tonsillectomy and is in the immediate postoperative period. To make the client comfortable, the nurse intervenes by

Placing the client prone with the head turned to the side