Respiratory evolve - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The nurse assesses a patient with emphysema and notes a barrel chest. What is the reason for this patient's chest anomaly? - Hyperinflation of the lungs Rationale: A patient with emphysema develops a barrel chest as a result of the trapping of air in the lungs, which causes them to hyperinflate. Collapsed alveoli, use of accessory muscles, and long-term, chronic hypoxia do not cause a barrel chest. The nurse notes that the respiratory symptoms of the patient with chronic obstructive pulm...

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Evolve HESI peds Practice Test Questions And Answers A 6-month-old infant with congestive heart failure (CHF) is receiving digoxin elixir. Which observation by the nurse warrants immediate intervention? Apical heart rate of 60. Sweating across the forehead. Doesn't suck well. Respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute. - Answer -Apical heart rate of 60. A heart rate of 60 (A) is much lower than normal for a 6-month-old and warrants immediate intervention. The normal heart rate for ...

Pharmacology Evolve HESI Exam Questions With Correct Answers New Update A 19-year-old male client who has sustained a severe head injury is intubated and placed on assisted mechanical ventilation. To facilitate optimal ventilation and prevent the client from "fighting" the ventilator, the health care provider administers pancuronium bromide IV, with adjunctive opioid analgesia. What medication should be immediately accessible for a potential complication with this drug? A. Dantrolene sod...

Evolve Case Study - Fluid Balance Exam questions and answers Scenario: Donna King is an 80 year old female with Coronary Artery Disease and hypertension. Her daughter brought her to the Emergency Department because she has become increasingly weak and confused and was found by a neighbor wandering her neighborhood unable to locate her home. Donna's daughter tells the nurse that her mother takes a "water pill" for her blood pressure 2-3 times per day. The label of the medication bottl...

The nurse is assessing the functioning of a chest tube drainage system in a client who has just returned from the recovery room following a thoracotomy with wedge resection. Which are the expected assessment findings? - ANSWER 1. Excessive bubbling in the water seal chamber 2. Vigorous bubbling in the suction control chamber *3. Drainage system maintained below the client's chest *4. 50 mL of drainage in the drainage collection chamber *5. Occlusive dressing in place over the chest t...

Pharmacology Evolve HESI WITH Questions and correct answers latest update Neostigmine bromide and atropine sulfate, both anticholinergic drugs, reverse the respiratory muscle paralysis caused by pancuronium bromide. Options A, C, and D are not antagonists to pancuronium bromide and would not be helpful in reversing the effects of the drug compared with the use of anticholinergics. A client with viral influenza is receiving vitamin C, 1000 mg PO daily, and acetaminophen elixir, 650 mg PO ...

Fluid Balance - HESI RN - Evolve Questions with verified complete solution An older adult with coronary artery disease and hypertension was brought to the Emergency Department by her daughter because she has become increasingly weak and confused. The client was found by a neighbor wandering her neighborhood unable to locate her home. The client's daughter tells the nurse that her mother takes a "water pill" for her blood pressure 2 or 3 times a day. The label on the medication bottle t...

HESI EVOLVE PRACTICE EXAM WITH RATIONALES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS the nurse is assessing the effectiveness of high doese aspirin therapy for an 88 year old client with arthritis. The client reports that she can't hear the nurse's question because her ears are ringing. what action should the nurse implement. A. refer the client to an audiologist for evalutation for her hearing. B.advise the patient that this is a common side effect of aspirin therapy. C. notify the healthcare provider of th...

HESI: Med Surg Evolve Quizzes 100% Correct Solved Which assessment finding should most concern the nurse who is monitoring a client two hours after a thoracentesis? New onset of coughing. Low resting heart rate. Distended neck veins. Decreased shallow respirations. - Correct Answer ️️ -New onset of coughing. A pneumothorax (partial or complete lung collapse) is the potential complication of a thoracentesis. Manifestations of a pneumothorax include new onset of a nagging cough, tachy...