Thoracentesis position - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a thoracentesis. Prior to the procedure, which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Position the client in an upright position, leaning over the bedside table. B. Explain the procedure. C. Obtain ABGs. D. Administer benzocaine spray. Correct Answer-A. CORRECT: Positioning the client in an upright position and bent over the bedside table widens the intercostal space for the provider to access the pleural fluid. B. I t is ...

Respiratory exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!! 2024/ 2025[NEXT GEN] A client is being prepared for a thoracentesis. The nurse reinforces instructions with the client given by the registered nurse. Which points should be included in the instructions? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER 1,2,4,6 The nurse is providing endotracheal suctioning to a client who is mechanically ventilated when the client becomes restless and tachycardic. Whic...

Saunders Diagnostic Testing Questions 1. A client is being prepared for a thoracentesis. The nurse should assist the client to which position for the procedure? Rationale: To facilitate removal of fluid from the chest, the client is positioned sitting at the edge of the bed leaning over the bedside table, with the feet supported on a stool; or lying in bed on the unaffected side with the head of the bed elevated 30 to 45 degrees. The prone and Sims' positions are inappropriate positions f...

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HESI MEDICAL SURGERY FINAL EXAM LATEST 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ Thoracentesis What Position you going to place them in? - Answer-Upright leaning over table to increase lung expansion Metabolic Acidosis Respirations — Answer-Kussmaul respirations Wheezing — Answer-are short high pitched sounds made on expiratory Abnormal Breathe sounds — Answer-used to describe bronchial or bronchovesicular sounds heard in the peripheral lung fi...

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ABG pH range - ANSWER7.35-7.45 ABG PaO2 range - ANSWER80-100mmHg ABG PaCo2 range - ANSWER35-45 mmHg ABG HCO3 range - ANSWER21-28 mEq/L ABG SaO2 range - ANSWER95-100% A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a thoracentesis. Prior to the procedure, which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Position the client in an upright position, leaning over the bedside table B. Explain the procedure C. Obtain ABGs D. Administer benzocaine spray - ANSWERA. Positi...

ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR RETAKE 2019 180 Correct Questions & Answers GRADED A LATEST VERSION 2023/2024. 1. A nurse is assessing a client who received 2 units of packed RBCs 48 hr. ago. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the therapy has been effective? a. Hemoglobin 14.9 g/dl b. WBC count 12000/mm3 c. Potassium 4.8 mEq/L d. BUN 18 mg/dl 2. A nurse working in an emergency department is triaging four clients. Which of the following clients should the nu...

ADULT HEALTH EXAM 3 QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS LATEST 2023 UPDATE A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a thoracentesis. Prior to the procedure, which of the following actions should the nurse take? (a) Position the client in an upright position, leaning over the bedside table. (b) Explain the procedure. (c) Obtain ABGs. (d) Administer benzocaine spray. - ANSWER (a) Positioning the client in an upright position, leaning over the bedside table. This widens the intercostal space ...

1. *Thoracentesis. What position would you place them in?: Seated Upright, leaning over table Rationale: To increase lung expansion 2. thoracentesis?: the surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity 3. What should the nurse expect for a client who has unstable Angina who had a cardiac catheter?: Thorocentesis 4. Metabolic Acidosis Respirations: Kussmaul respirations 5. Kussmaul breathing: gasping, labored breathing, also called air hunger A sign...