Chest tubes - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The nurse is caring for a client with a severe nosebleed. The health care provider inserts a nasal sponge. What should the nurse teach the client about this intervention? A. The sponge creates a risk for viral sinusitis B. The sponge can stay in place for 3 to 4 days if needed C. The client should remain supine while the sponge is in place D. NSAIDs are contraindicated while the sponge is in place ANS: B _____________________________________________________________________________________...

Respiratory Therapy - Lindsey Jones/Clinical Simulations 459 Questions with Verified Answers Information Gathering - Emphysema: (Abnormal condition of the alveoli resulting destruction and loss of elasticity) - CORRECT ANSWER LEVEL I : Cyanosis, Barrel chest, increased A-P diameter, Accessory muscle use, Digital clubbing of the nail beds, Significant history of smoking and/or occupational exposure to smoke or other pulmonary irritant LEVEL II : Dyspnea, Wheezing breath sounds LEVEL III ...

Increased air and fluid in the pleural space causes: - ANSWER--Deviation of the heart, trachea and other lung. Conditions that require pleural drainage by chest tube: - ANSWER--A rupture on the surface of the lung (allowing air and/or fluid to escape into the pleural space while the chest remains intact) -A penetration into the chest wall allowing external air/fluid from within the body to enter the pleural space Pneumothorax - ANSWER-Air that has entered the pleural space. -Trauma,...

HESI EXIT EXAM PN TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% Verified & A+ Graded 1. a male client admitted the morning of his scheduled surgery tells the PN that he drank water last night. What intervention will the PN implement first? Correct Answer: Determine the amount of water and exact time it was taken 2. A client receives ondansetron prior to chemotherapy treatment.How should the PN evaluate this medication? Correct Answer: Monitor the client for nausea or vomiting following the treatment 3. ...

FCCN II-ABGs, BiPAP, CPAP, Chest tubes, CRRT with 100% correct answers

Hallmark BSN 205 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Which of the following patients would require follow- up? An adolescent with a respiratory rate of 16 breaths per minute. A child with a respiratory rate of 20 breaths per minute. A newborn with a respiratory rate of 40 breaths per minute. An adult with a respiratory rate of 10 breaths per minute. An adult with a respiratory rate of 10 breaths per minute. Which of the following vital signs recorded for an older adult would be considered accep...

Relias ED RN A, Complete Test Fall 2024 with correct answers What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? 10 mg every 10 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes 1 mg every 7 minutes 0.1 mg every 2 minutes A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what condition? Diabetes mellitus Cerebral palsy Diabetes Insipidus Myxedema coma A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor...

Med Surge III HESI Final Exam (Head And Spinal Cord Injuries, Burn, Shock, Chest Tubes, Ventilation)

Calcium Channel Blockers -CCBs are like "valium" for your heart --Valium calms you down. Therefore, CCB relaxes and slows down the heart ---If the heart is tachycardic, tachyarrhythmia, or heart attack → needs to be rested → GIVE CCB ---If you are in shock, or you are in heart block → needs to be stimulated → should NOT give CCB inotropic, chronotropic and dromotropic effects of CCBs -In other words, CCBs have negative inotropic, chronotropic, and dromotropic effects on the heart -Posit...

Normal value for PaO2? 80-100 Normal value for HCO2? 22-26 Normal value for PaCO2? 35-45 Normal value for pH? 7.35-7.45 Rapid/deep breathing causes? respiratory alkalosis Over sedation causes? respiratory acidosis Kussmual breathing causes? metabolic acidosis Slow/shallow breathing causes? metabolic alkalosis Cpap? improves oxygenation BiPAP? improves ventilation, for high CO2 What should you do if you knock over a chest tube? put back...