A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic lung disease who is receiving oxygen through a nasal cannula. What nursing action is performed correctly?

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A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic lung disease who is receiving oxygen through a nasal cannula. What nursing action is performed correctly?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The nurse should encourage the patient to breathe through the nose with the mouth closed. The nurse should assure that the oxygen is flowing out of the prongs prior to inserting them into the patient's nostrils. The nurse should adjust the fit of the cannula so it is snug but not tight against the skin. The nurse should adjust the flow rate as ordered.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following is NOT an enzyme secreted by the small intestine?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

Deficiency of this mineral results in tetany, osteomalacia, osteoporosis and rickets.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

To assess the adequacy of food intake, which of the following assessment parameters is best used?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

With a diagnosis of right rib fracture and closed pneumothorax, the client should be placed in what position?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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