Medsurg Final EXAM

1. Patient-centered care| smoking cessation • . A nurse obtains the health history of a client who is recently diagnosed with lung cancer and identifies that the client has a 60pack-year smoking history. Which action is most important for the nurse to take when interviewing this client? - c. Maintain a nonjudgmental attitude to avoid causing the client to feel guilty. 2. Assessment/diagnostic examination| respiratory distress/failure • A nurse assesses a client after an open lung biopsy. Which assessment finding is matched with the correct intervention? - . c. Client has reduced breath sounds. Nurse calls physician immediately. • A nurse is assessing a client who is recovering from a lung biopsy. Which assessment finding requires immediate action? - b. Absent breath sounds • A nurse assesses a client after a thoracentesis. Which assessment finding warrants immediate action? - d. The trachea is deviated toward the opposite side of the neck.