Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Exercise 3

A 68-year-old woman is admitted to your unit from the emergency departmentfor hemoptysis. During your assessment, the patient asks you to explain why you areasking so many questions about the nature of the bloody sputum.How will yourespond? She is reluctant to consent to the bronchoscopy procedure scheduled for thenext day. What information will you give her about the purpose of the procedure andwhat to expect before, during, and after the procedure to decrease her anxiety? Whatwill the priority nursing assessments be after the procedure and why?