Posted: January 10th, 2017

Teaching for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should include which of the following topics?

A client with emphysema should receive only 1 to 3 L/minute of oxygen, if needed, or he may lose his hypoxic drive. Which of the following statements is correct about hypoxic drive?

1. The client doesn’t notice he needs to breathe.
2. The client breathes only when his oxygen levels climb above a certain point.
3. The client breathes only when his oxygen levels dip below a certain point.
4. The client breathes only when his carbon dioxide level dips below a certain point.

17.  Teaching for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should include which of the following topics?

1. How to have his wife learn to listen to his lungs with a stethoscope from Wal-Mart.
2. How to increase his oxygen therapy.
3. How to treat respiratory infections without going to the physician.
4. How to recognize the signs of an impending respiratory infection.

18.  Which of the following respiratory disorders is most common in the first 24 to 48 hours after surgery?

1. Atelectasis
2. Bronchitis
3. Pneumonia
4. Pneumothorax