A home health nurse visits a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who requires oxygen. Which statement by the clien
t indicates the need for additional teaching about home oxygen use?(A) "I lubricate my lips and nose with K-Y jelly."(B) "I make sure my oxygen mask is on tightly so it won't fall off while I nap."(C) "I have a 'no smoking' sign posted at my front door to remind guests not to smoke."(D) "I clean my mask with water after every meal."
In Medicine, Dyspnea also known as air hunger is used to denote shortness of breath.
For a person who has no previous history of respiratory disease but describes a sensation of shortness of breath and the feeling of not being able to pass enough air during exercise that has just developed over the past month should be documented as having Dyspnea.
