What is atelectasis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BSN 246 HESI Health Assessment Exam V1 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers |100% Correct| Grade A- Nightingale Q: A client has been diagnosed with bilateral lower lobe atelectasis. What percussion sound should the nurse expect to hear when percussing over the client's lower lobes? Answer: Dull, thud-like. Q: A client is being assessed upon admission to the medical-surgical unit. The nurse is preparing to complete a head-to-toe assessment and will begin at th...

Exam 1: NSG500 / NSG 500 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Health Assessment Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: What might dullness percussed over the lungs indicate? Answer: atelectasis Q: What condition would you suspect if you heard hyperresonance while percussing the lungs? Answer: emphysema Q: What is proper placement of the non-dominant hand for indirect percussion? Answer: Palmar surface on the body, fingers spread Q: What is fist percussion used for? A...

Final Exam: NSG233 / NSG 233 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing III / Med Surg 3 Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Bite Priority Answer: Human bite: know what to do first with a human bite! Animal: rabies prophylaxis Snakebite: lie down, removing constrictive items, providing warmth, cleansing the wound, covering the wound with a light sterile dressing, and immobilizing the injured body part below the level of the heart. CABs (Circulati...

Exam 2: NUR 2356/ NUR2356 Multidimensional Care I/ MDC 1 Exam | Grade A| Complete Guide |Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Update | Rasmussen Q: Which patient can't have a Magnetic resonance test done? Answer: Patient with a cochlear implant Q: Which of the following laboratory results would indicate soft tissue dam- age? Answer: Increased ESR Q: The nurse is unable to locate the femoral pulse on a patient with os- teomyelitis. What would be the nurse's next ...

Midterm Exam: NR 509/ NR509 Advanced Physical Assessment Midterm Exam Questions with Verified Answers (Latest 2023/ 2024)- Chamberlain 1. A 42-year-old architect presents with widespread pain complaints, including headaches almost daily, pain at the site of an old motor vehicle accident injury, and generalized achiness and hypersensitivity throughout the body. He recounts that his first episodes of ongoing pain occurred in his early 20s, and he has been to many practitioners over several year...

PRN1725/ PRN 1725 Final Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Client-Centered Care IV Complete Guide| Questions and Verified Answers| All Modules Covered| 100% Correct| Grade A - Rasmussen Q: 5 categories of surgery (DCRPC) Answer: diagnostic, curative, restorative, palliative, and cosmetic Q: surgery puts a strain on what 3 systems? Answer: cardiovascular, renal, and respiratory Q: Why is diabetes a surgical risk factor Answer: stress can cause swings in blood sug...

Test Bank for Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology Essentials of Respiratory Care 7th Edition by Des Jardins Chapter 2 Ventilation MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What instrument is used to measure P atm ? a. dynameter c. barometer b. altimeter d. hygrometer ANS: C Feedback A B C D A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B ) or atmospheric (...

Exam 1: NUR242/ NUR 242 (New 2023/ 2024) Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen QUESTION The patient is undergoing surgery to fix a cleft palate. What type of surgery is this considered? Answer: Constructive QUESTION A biopsy is what type of procedure? Answer: Diagnostic QUESTION This type of surgery prolongs life but does not cure the underlying disease Answer: Palliative QUESTION Correct|...

NUR2090 Fundamentals Final Review Exam with verified Answers 1. Where are the sites to assess pulse?: temporal carotid apical brachial radial femoral popliteal pedal posterior tibial 2. How do you locate the apical pulse?: locate fifth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line. 3. What is tachypnea?: rapid breathing (>20 breaths/ min) 4. What is bradypnea?: slow breathing (<12 breaths/min) 5. what is apnea?: absence of breathing (> or = 10 secs) 6. If a patient ...

HESI Health Assessment V1 and V2 Exam Review Latest Update 2023/2024 The nurse is performing a thoracic assessment on a client with chronic asthma and hyperinflation of the lungs. Which finding should be expected for this client? (Ans- Barrel chest The nurse is assessing bowel sounds for a hospitalized client. The nurse has heard bowel sounds in the right upper quadrant. What action should the nurse take next? (Ans- Note the character and frequency of bowel sounds During inspection o...