Nursing abgs - 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 ...

MDC4 Test 1 Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Verified what are the assessment findings in pneumothorax? - CORRECT ANSWER-● Sudden dyspnea ● Chest pain ● Feeling of doom/anxiety ● JVD ● Tachy ● Chest petechiae ● ECG changes ● Abnormal heart sounds what are the s/s of flail chest - CORRECT ANSWER-- paradoxical chest movement - dyspnea - cyanosis - tachycardia - hypotension how does the patient usually present with flail chest - CORRECT ANSWER-- anxious - shor...

NCLEX Acute Respiratory Failure and ARDS UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers ANS: C ABG analysis is most useful in this setting because ventilatory failure causes problems with CO2 retention, and ABGs provide information about the PaCO2 and pH. The other tests also may be done to help in assessing oxygenation or determining the cause of the patient's ventilatory failure. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiolog...

Emergency Nursing Practice Questions The client diagnosed with hypovolemic shock has a BP of 100/60. Fifteen minutes later the BP is 88/64. How much narrowing of the client's pulse pressure has occurred between the two readings? Answer: 16 mmHg pulse pressure The pulse pressure is the systolic BP minus the diastolic BP. 100 - 60 = 40 mmHg pulse pressure in first BP reading 88 - 64 = 24 mmHg pulse pressure in second reading 40 - 24 = 16 mmHg pulse pressure narrowing. A narrowing o...

The primary healthcare provider has prescribed phenytoin 100 mg intravenous push (IVP) stat for an adult client. What is the least amount of time that the nurse can safely administer this medication? 1. 1 minute 2. 2 minutes 3. 5 minutes 4. 10 minutes - Correct answer-2. Correct: The rate of IV administration should not exceed 50 mg/min. for adults and 1-3 mg/kg/min (or 50 mg/min, whichever is slower) in pediatric clients because of the risk of severe hypotension and cardiac arrhythmias....

MDC3 Final Exam Study Guide Test. Left side heart failure - causes - CORRECT ANSWER hypertension, coronary artery disease, and valvular disease Left side heart failure - s/sx - CORRECT ANSWER fatigue, dyspnea, weakness, heaviness in arms and legs, chest discomfort, palpitations, skipped beats, fast HR, cough, SOB, coughing, wheezing, crackles, pink frothy sputum, night time coughing (when laying flat) Left side heart failure - diagnostics - CORRECT ANSWER electrolytes, hemoglobin and ...

NURS4500 Final Exam Skin questions with answers The client comes into the emergency room in severe pain and reports that a pot of boiling hot water accidentally spilled on his lower legs. The assessment reveals blistered, mottled red skin, and both feet are edematous. Which depth of burn should the nurse document? 1. Superficial partial thickness. 2. Deep partial thickness. 3. Full thickness. 4. First degree. -Correct Answer-2. Deep partial thickness. The client with full-thickness burns...

A child presents with anorexia, right lower quadrant pain, and nausea. Which instruction can the nurse give to the child to enhance comfort? "Lie on your back." "Lie on your abdomen." "Lie on your left side with knees bent." "Sit up straight in the chair with your legs dangling." "Lie on your left side with knees bent." A child with right lower quadrant pain and anorexia has begun vomiting. Which assessments are necessary to evaluate the outcome of nursing care for this patient? Se...

ATI Test Bank, Infectious Respiratory Disorders Exam Questions & 100% Correct Answers (All Explained)-The nurse caring for a patient with an endotracheal tube recognizes several disadvantages of an endotracheal tube. What would the nurse recognize as a disadvantage of endotracheal tubes? A) Cognition is decreased. B) Daily arterial blood gases (ABGs) are necessary. C) Slight tracheal bleeding is anticipated. D) The cough reflex is depressed. - Ans: D Feedback: There are several...

Unit 5 IGGY study guide (ARDS/Ventilation)Which are extrapulmonary causes of ventilatory failure? Select all that apply a. Stroke b. Use of opioid analgesics c. Pulmonary edema d. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease e. Massive Obesity f. Increased intracranial pressure - correct answer A,B,E,F Ventilatory failure is the result of what processes? Select all that apply a. Hematologic disease b. Defect in the respiratory control center of the brain c. Physical problem of the lungs d....