The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Chronic Obstructive

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is experiencing increasing respiratory difficulty.The client has refused being placed on a mechanical ventilator and the nurse is aware that which would provide possible respiratory assistance to this client?

• A)Place an endotracheal tube without the use of a mechanical ventilator.
• B)Provide supplemental oxygen using a Venturi face mask.
• C)Put a nonrebreather mask on the client to help him breathe.
• D)Place the client on a bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)machine.

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Definitions:

RNA Synthesis

The process of transcribing RNA molecules from DNA templates by RNA polymerase, a crucial step in gene expression.

Mitotic Spindle

A structure composed of microtubules that forms during cell division to separate chromosomes into each of the two daughter cells.

Anaphase

Stage of mitosis in which the chromosomes move to opposite poles of the cell; anaphase occurs after metaphase and before telophase.

Centromere

A specialized constricted region of a chromatid; contains the kinetochore. In cells at prophase and metaphase, sister chromatids are joined in the vicinity of their centromeres.