8. An assistant nurse manager is making assignments for the next shift. Which patient should the assistant nurse manager assign to a nurse with 6 months of experience and who has been fl oated from the surgical unit to the medical unit?

1. A 58-year-old on airborne precautions for tuberculosis (TB)

2. A 68-year-old who just returned from bronchoscopy and biopsy 3. A 69-year-old with COPD who is ventilator dependent 4. A 72-year-old who needs teaching about the use of incentive spirometry