A client with terminal lung cancer complains of being short of breath with bilateral crackles and wheezes, despite oxygen at 4 L via nasal cannula and diuretic therapy. What nursing interventions are appropriate for this client?
1. Move the client to a room closer to the nurse's desk for closer observation.
2. Help the client assume a position lying on the right side.
3. Place a fan in the room to move air around the client.
4. Change the client's oxygen therapy to a nonrebreathing mask.
5. Elevate the head of the client's bed to a Fowler position.
6. Consider use of a p.r.n. morphine sulfate order.
Answer:
3. Place a fan in the room to move air around the client.
5. Elevate the head of the client's bed to a Fowler position.
6. Consider use of a p.r.n. morphine sulfate order.
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