Reference no: EM133816617

Question

After a client undergoes a lobectomy for lung cancer, the nurse instructs the client to perform deep-breathing exercises. What is the expected outcome of these exercises? Decrease blood flow to the lungs for rest and increased surface alveoli ventilation. Expand the alveoli, and increase the lung surface available for ventilation. Control the rate of airflow to the remaining lobe to decrease the risk for hyperinflation. Elevate the diaphragm to enlarge the thorax so that the lung surface area available for gas exchange is increased.A client with chronic rheumatoid arthritis who has been on prednisone for 10 years had surgery 3 days ago. The client received I.V. dexamethasone preoperatively, but postoperatively the I.V. dexamethasone order had not been continued. The nurse assesses that the client is tachycardic, hypotensive, pale, and weak. Which action is the priority for the nurse to take? Increase the rate of the 0.9 NSS IV infusion. Assess the client's labs for anemia. Place the client on fall precautions. Institute telemetry monitoring on the client.