A patient with COPD reports worsening shortness of breath. What should the nurse assess first?

A patient with COPD reports worsening shortness of breath. What should the nurse assess first?

A patient with acute asthma uses a rescue inhaler several times per day. What is the nurse's priority action?

A patient develops hemoptysis while on anticoagulant therapy. What is the nurse's priority action?

A patient with tuberculosis is taking rifampin. The patient reports orange-colored urine. What should the nurse do?

The nurse who is performing a respiratory assessment is listening to the client's breath sounds. The nurse hears musical, whistling noises on inspiration and expiration scattered throughout the right lung fields. What would the nurse interpret these sounds to be?