Med Surg "Respiratory" Adaptive Quizzing: Already Passed

A client who was recently diagnosed with emphysema develops a malignancy in the right lower lobe of the lung, and a lobectomy is performed. After surgery, the client is receiving oxygen by nasal cannula at 2 L per minute. Blood gas results demonstrate respiratory acidosis. What should be the initial nursing intervention? - Correct Encourage deep breathing A client sustains a crushing injury to the lower left leg, and a below-the-knee amputation is performed. For which common clinical manifestations of a pulmonary embolus should the nurse assess this client? Select all that apply. - Correct *Unilateral chest pain *Acute onset of dyspnea The nurse is caring for a client after a right pneumonectomy for cancer. As part of the assessment, the nurse palpates the client's trachea. What is the rationale for this assessment? - Correct A mediastinal shift may have occurred. A client is admitted to the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of adult respiratory distress syndrome. Which clinical finding should the nurse expect when assessing this client? - Correct Altered mental status