The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Diagnosed with Chronic

question 67

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) .When planning care for this client,which interventions are appropriate to enhance the client's breathing pattern? Select all that apply.

• A) Provide adequate rest periods.
• B) Assist with ADLs.
• C) Educate on relaxation techniques.
• D) Educate on pursed-lip breathing.
• E) Administer a cough suppressant.

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Definitions:

Matched-Pairs Sampling

A sampling method that involves pairing up subjects based on certain criteria before applying different treatments to each member of the pair.

Extraneous Factors

Variables that can influence the outcome of an experiment but are not the variables being studied.

Control Group

A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested groups do.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, crucial for estimating population parameters.