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Nur 160 Lab quiz 2 Questions with 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025 Nur 160 Lab quiz 2 Questions with 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025 You the nurse are preforming an assessment on a patient who is getting oxygen therapy. What is your first priority to do? - Answer Assess the proper placement of nasal cannula You understand that after the application of SCD the patient will be at risk for skin integrity. How often do you check a patient skin - Answer Once a day After ins...

1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? a. Desmopressin b. Reg...

RRT Why do you place someone on a ventilator! ANSWER- 1. Apnea- not breathing at all 2. Acute Respiratory Failure- > PaCo2 < Ph only one ABG needed 3. Impending Respiratory Failure- >PaCo2 < Ph 4. Oxygenation- Only a last resort. Why? Because there are other means of increasing a patients oxygenation. How? Bi-PAP and CPAP. Always assess the situation using your 4 Life Functions! ANSWER- 1. Ventilation 2. Oxygenation 3. Circulation 4. Perfusion How do you assess V...

RRT Life Functions ANSWER- Ventilation, Oxgenation, Circulation, Perfusion Ventilation ANSWER- RR,TV, Chest Movment, BS, PaC02 Oxgenation ANSWER- HR, color, Sensorium, Pa02 Perfusion ANSWER- BP, Sensorium, Temp, Urine output, Hemodynamics Oxgenation ANSWER- What is the most common problem? # of packs a day X # of years smoked ANSWER- What is the formula for packs per year? 40 mL/hr ANSWER- What is normal urine output? If intake exceeds output ANSWER- Wieght gain, electrol...

ATLS PRETEST Completed 2023 Correct Questions with Verified Answers (ANSWERS OUTLINED!!). 1. Thoracic trauma. Chest tube insertion. A 22 year old man :is hypotensive and tachycarclic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood after initial N fluid resuscitation, a closed tube thoracostomy :is performed for decreased 1eft breath sounds a) reexamine the chest b) perform an aortogram c) obtain a CT scan of the chest d) obtain arterial blood gas analyses e) perform tranesohageal echocardi...

1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? a. Desmopressin b. Reg...

Which type of calibration is based on a series of patient instructions intended to verify the signal response and quality? - Answer-Physiological What is the MOST LIKELY effect of zolpidem and zaleplon on sleep architecture? - Answer-Increased Sleep Efficiency What best describes a referential montage? - Answer-There is a potential for electrode contamination. What is most important to document during a PSG? - Answer-Position Changes When reviewing a patients history in preparation for a P...

Which type of calibration is based on a series of patient instructions intended to verify the signal response and quality? - ANSWER Physiological What is the MOST LIKELY effect of zolpidem and zaleplon on sleep architecture? - ANSWER Increased Sleep Efficiency What best describes a referential montage? - ANSWER There is a potential for electrode contamination. What is most important to document during a PSG? - ANSWER Position Changes When reviewing a patients history in preparation f...

PEDIATRIC HESI STUDY GUIDE FOR HESI EXAM A 10 year old boy is admitted to the ED. He is unresponsive and his laboratory values include a blood sugar of 800, potassium of 5, and arterial blood gas of pH 7.30, HCO3 15, PaC02 37. Which intervention has the highest priority? Administer IV of normal saline and insulin Frequently assess the child's respiratory effort Maintain strict intake and output records Give subq regular insulin by protocol - CORRECT ANSWER-Administer IV of normal ...

On an electrocardiogram (EKG), the P wave represents which of the following? A) Atrial depolarization B) Ventricular depolarization C) Atrial repolarization D) Ventricular repolarization - ANSWER-A) Atrial depolarization Select all that apply. Which lab values are incorrect? A. Na+ 135-145 B. K+ 2.3-2.9 C. Mg 1.8-2.4 D. Calcium 2-3 - ANSWER-B. K+ 2.3-2.9 D. Calcium 2-3 What electrolyte, if too high or low, can cause cardiac arrhythmias? A. Mg B. Na+ C. K+ D. Ca - ANSWER-C. K+ A p...