A Patient Diagnosed with Chronic Bronchitis Has the Nursing Diagnosis

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed with chronic bronchitis has the nursing diagnosis Ineffective Airway Clearance related to inadequate cough and excess mucus production. Which intervention would the nurse evaluate as being of the least value in addressing the nursing diagnosis?

• A) Check the pulse oximetry reading.
• B) Increase fluid intake up to 2 liters/day.
• C) Suction the patient.
• D) Provide chest physiotherapy.

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Definitions:

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply, offering an average percentage change between two points to minimize bias.

Elastic

A term describing the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a product when its price changes.

Elasticity

The degree to which the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service changes in response to a change in price.

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the percentage change in a variable by dividing the change by the average value of the initial and final values.