Apply knowledge of the cardiac and respiratory to the nursing care of clients. What information would a nurse want to inquire about when conducting a cardiopulmonary health history? Describe and interpret the various findings of a respiratory assessment. Discuss the causes of adventitious (abnormal) breath sounds. What do each of these sound like? What conditions could cause each of these sounds? Discuss the importance of inspection when performing a respiratory assessment. What findings upon inspection are indication that the patient is having an alteration in respiratory functioning? What interventions will the nurse incorporate into the plan of care for a patient with respiratory alterations? Discuss the rationale for each. What interventions would the nurse incorporate into the post-surgical plan of care? Discuss prevention of complications. What interventions does the nurse implement to improve respiratory comfort, breathing, and function? Explain the technique and rationale for each. Discuss methods to improve oxygenation and the rationale for each (Think: pursed lip breathed, positioning, chest PT, hydration, postural drainage, incentive spirometry) Discuss the proper delivery of supplemental oxygen including the types, rationale, and indication for each. What teaching would a nurse perform for a patient receiving supplemental oxygen at home? Discuss COPD. Explain the risk factors and common symptoms of this disease. What diagnostic tests can the nurse anticipate? What interventions would the nurse expect to implement when caring for a patient with COPD, include discussion of the rationale for each. Identify diagnostic tests for alternations in respiratory status and their function. Apply knowledge of the cardiac and respiratory to the nursing care of clients. What information would a nurse want to inquire about when conducting a cardiopulmonary health history? Describe and interpret the various findings of a respiratory assessment. Discuss the causes of adventitious (abnormal) breath sounds. What do each of these sound like? What conditions could cause each of these sounds? Discuss the importance of inspection when performing a respiratory assessment. What findings upon inspection are indication that the patient is having an alteration in respiratory functioning? What interventions will the nurse incorporate into the plan of care for a patient with respiratory alterations? Discuss the rationale for each. What interventions would the nurse incorporate into the post-surgical plan of care? Discuss prevention of complications. What interventions does the nurse implement to improve respiratory comfort, breathing, and function? Explain the technique and rationale for each. Discuss methods to improve oxygenation and the rationale for each (Think: pursed lip breathed, positioning, chest PT, hydration, postural drainage, incentive spirometry) Discuss the proper delivery of supplemental oxygen including the types, rationale, and indication for .

1. Apply knowledge of the cardiac and respiratory to the nursing care of clients.
What information would a nurse want to inquire about when conducting a cardiopulmonary
health history?
Describe and interpret the various findings of a respiratory assessment.
Discuss the causes of adventitious (abnormal) breath sounds. What do each of these sound like?
What conditions could cause each of these sounds?
Discuss the importance of inspection when performing a respiratory assessment. What findings
upon inspection are indication that the patient is having an alteration in respiratory functioning?
What interventions will the nurse incorporate into the plan of care for a patient with respiratory
alterations? Discuss the rationale for each.
What interventions would the nurse incorporate into the post-surgical plan of care? Discuss
prevention of complications.
What interventions does the nurse implement to improve respiratory comfort, breathing, and
function? Explain the technique and rationale for each.
Discuss methods to improve oxygenation and the rationale for each (Think: pursed lip breathed,
positioning, chest PT, hydration, postural drainage, incentive spirometry)
Discuss the proper delivery of supplemental oxygen including the types, rationale, and
indication for each.
What teaching would a nurse perform for a patient receiving supplemental oxygen at home?
Discuss COPD. Explain the risk factors and common symptoms of this disease. What
diagnostic tests can the nurse anticipate? What interventions would the nurse expect to
implement when caring for a patient with COPD, include discussion of the rationale for each.
Identify diagnostic tests for alternations in respiratory status and their function.
Apply knowledge of the cardiac and respiratory to the nursing care of clients.
What information would a nurse want to inquire about when conducting a cardiopulmonary
health history?

2. Describe and interpret the various findings of a respiratory assessment.
Discuss the causes of adventitious (abnormal) breath sounds. What do each of these sound like?
What conditions could cause each of these sounds?
Discuss the importance of inspection when performing a respiratory assessment. What findings
upon inspection are indication that the patient is having an alteration in respiratory functioning?
What interventions will the nurse incorporate into the plan of care for a patient with respiratory
alterations? Discuss the rationale for each.
What interventions would the nurse incorporate into the post-surgical plan of care? Discuss
prevention of complications.
What interventions does the nurse implement to improve respiratory comfort, breathing, and
function? Explain the technique and rationale for each.
Discuss methods to improve oxygenation and the rationale for each (Think: pursed lip breathed,
positioning, chest PT, hydration, postural drainage, incentive spirometry)
Discuss the proper delivery of supplemental oxygen including the types, rationale, and
indication for each.
What teaching would a nurse perform for a patient receiving supplemental oxygen at home?
Discuss COPD. Explain the risk factors and common symptoms of this disease. What
diagnostic tests can the nurse anticipate? What interventions would the nurse expect to
implement when caring for a patient with COPD, include discussion of the rationale for each.
Identify diagnostic tests for alternations in respiratory status and their function.
Apply knowledge of the cardiac and respiratory to the nursing care of clients.
What information would a nurse want to inquire about when conducting a cardiopulmonary
health history?
Describe and interpret the various findings of a respiratory assessment.
Discuss the causes of adventitious (abnormal) breath sounds. What do each of these sound like?
What conditions could cause each of these sounds?
Discuss the importance of inspection when performing a respiratory assessment. What findings
upon inspection are indication that the patient is having an alteration in respiratory functioning?
What interventions will the nurse incorporate into the plan of care for a patient with respiratory
alterations? Discuss the rationale for each.
What interventions would the nurse incorporate into the post-surgical plan of care? Discuss
prevention of complications.
What interventions does the nurse implement to improve respiratory comfort, breathing, and
function? Explain the technique and rationale for each.
Discuss methods to improve oxygenation and the rationale for each (Think: pursed lip breathed,

3. positioning, chest PT, hydration, postural drainage, incentive spirometry)
Discuss the proper delivery of supplemental oxygen including the types, rationale, and
indication for each.
What teaching would a nurse perform for a patient receiving supplemental oxygen at home?
Discuss COPD. Explain the risk factors and common symptoms of this disease. What
diagnostic tests can the nurse anticipate? What interventions would the nurse expect to
implement when caring for a patient with COPD, include discussion of the rationale for each.
Identify diagnostic tests for alternations in respiratory status and their function.
Apply knowledge of the cardiac and respiratory to the nursing care of clients.
What information would a nurse want to inquire about when conducting a cardiopulmonary
health history?
Describe and interpret the various findings of a respiratory assessment.
Discuss the causes of adventitious (abnormal) breath sounds. What do each of these sound like?
What conditions could cause each of these sounds?
Discuss the importance of inspection when performing a respiratory assessment. What findings
upon inspection are indication that the patient is having an alteration in respiratory functioning?
What interventions will the nurse incorporate into the plan of care for a patient with respiratory
alterations? Discuss the rationale for each.
What interventions would the nurse incorporate into the post-surgical plan of care? Discuss
prevention of complications.
What interventions does the nurse implement to improve respiratory comfort, breathing, and
function? Explain the technique and rationale for each.
Discuss methods to improve oxygenation and the rationale for each (Think: pursed lip breathed,
positioning, chest PT, hydration, postural drainage, incentive spirometry)
Discuss the proper delivery of supplemental oxygen including the types, rationale, and
indication for each.
What teaching would a nurse perform for a patient receiving supplemental oxygen at home?
Discuss COPD. Explain the risk factors and common symptoms of this disease. What
diagnostic tests can the nurse anticipate? What interventions would the nurse expect to
implement when caring for a patient with COPD, include discussion of the rationale for each.
Identify diagnostic tests for alternations in respiratory status and their function.
Apply knowledge of the cardiac and respiratory to the nursing care of clients.
What information would a nurse want to inquire about when conducting a cardiopulmonary
health history?
Describe and interpret the various findings of a respiratory assessment.

4. Discuss the causes of adventitious (abnormal) breath sounds. What do each of these sound like?
What conditions could cause each of these sounds?
Discuss the importance of inspection when performing a respiratory assessment. What findings
upon inspection are indication that the patient is having an alteration in respiratory functioning?
What interventions will the nurse incorporate into the plan of care for a patient with respiratory
alterations? Discuss the rationale for each.
What interventions would the nurse incorporate into the post-surgical plan of care? Discuss
prevention of complications.
What interventions does the nurse implement to improve respiratory comfort, breathing, and
function? Explain the technique and rationale for each.
Discuss methods to improve oxygenation and the rationale for each (Think: pursed lip breathed,
positioning, chest PT, hydration, postural drainage, incentive spirometry)
Discuss the proper delivery of supplemental oxygen including the types, rationale, and
indication for each.
What teaching would a nurse perform for a patient receiving supplemental oxygen at home?
Discuss COPD. Explain the risk factors and common symptoms of this disease. What
diagnostic tests can the nurse anticipate? What interventions would the nurse expect to
implement when caring for a patient with COPD, include discussion of the rationale for each.
Identify diagnostic tests for alternations in respiratory status and their function.