Tripod position - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Medsurg HESI QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!! 2024/ 2025[NEXT GEN] Alternate IV & IM medications - CORRECT ANSWER A 73 year old patient with end stage cancer is in the hospital for pain control and rates pain at a "12" on the numeric rating scale of 0 to 10. What is the appropriate method of pain control for this patient? A. Alternate acetaminophen & ibuprofen B. Only give PO medications on a scheduled basis C. Alternate IV & IM medications ...

A patient with recurrent shortness of breath has just had a bronchoscopy. What is a priority nursing action immediately after the procedure? -Monitor the patient for laryngeal edema. -Assess the patient's level of consciousness. -Monitor and manage the patient's level of pain. -Assess the patient's heart rate and blood pressure. CORRECT ANSWER Monitor the patient for laryngeal edema. Rationale: Priorities for assessment are the patient's airway and breathing, both of which may be c...

ATI Exit Exam: Things To Remember, Questions & Answers-What are some expected findings of theophylline toxicity? - Anorexia, Tachycardia, Albuminuria, and Hypotension How is breast engorgement treated? - Cold therapy (ice packs on breasts for 15 minutes, 3-4 times per day). What do you do if your patient experiences bowel protrusion? - 1. Stay with client and call for help. 2. Place saline-soaked gauze on wound. 3. Position client supine with knees bent. 4. Take vital signs. What are...

FISDAP Study guide EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ A 64-year-old male complains of dyspnea and is coughing up blood-tinged sputum. Upon auscultation, you note crackles bilaterally. What should you suspect?Emphysema Exacerbation/ Pulmonary Embolism/ Pulmonary Edema/ Esophageal Varices - CORRECT ANSWER-Pulmonary Edema A 14 year old female Is short of breath. She has a history of cystic fibrosis. Lung sounds reveal c...

PLATINUM FINAL EXAM EMTP 3.3 REVIEW 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE What is the best airway device to use for smoke inhalation? Endotracheal intubation is frequently needed for supportive therapy in the management of inhalation injury. Most pertinent piece of information in evaluating a patient's ventilatory status? Ventilation is the movement of air in and out of the lungs through a patent airway. The majority of observations regarding ventilation focus on the movements of the chest....

Health Assessment Test #1 - UTMB Exam With Verified Solutions What are the 5 vital signs that are normally taken? Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood pressure, and pain. General Survey physical appearance, body structure, mobility, behavior physical appearance Age: Appears to be stated age Sex: sexual development appropriate for age Level of Consciousness: Awake and alert, Oriented to PERSON, PLACE, TIME, AND SITUATION Skin color: color is even, pigment varying from genetic ...

A 15-month-old is admitted to the pediatric unit with a history of a recent upper respiratory infection. Which symptom is consistent with the diagnosis of laryngotracheobronchitis (croup)? Select all that apply. 1.Reported inspiratory stridor which is worse at night. 2.Suprasternal retractions are present upon examination. 3.The toddler has a barking, seal-like, harsh cough. 4.Lung sounds have inspiratory wheezing. 5.Lung sounds with crackles in the bases bilaterally. 1,2,3 A four-year...

the Latest Update why is a patient positioning important for recovery? it provides pain relief, enhances mechanical advantage for tasks, improves GI and respiratory function, promotes comfort, and prevents deformities what are the reasons for changing a patient's position? to promote comfort, relieve pressure, stimulate circulation, prevent strain, and facilitate treatments like range of motion exercises who is at risk for pressure ulcers? patients confined to beds, immobile patie...

PALS1 Question and answers already passed PALS what type of respiratory distress associated with stridor, barking cough, hoarse - correct answer Upper Airway what type of respiratory distress wheezes, prolonged expiration, tripod position - correct answer Lower Airway Croup, anaphalaxis, aspiration, foreign body are all associated with - correct answer upper airway Bronchitis, ashma are associated with - correct answer lower aiway Increased ICP, decreased RR, potenital to...

EMT FISDAP FINAL EXAM Questions and Answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers) EMT FISDAP FINAL EXAM Questions and Answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers) what do you do for labored, contstriction, or lack of tidal volume - correct answer assist ventilations with BVM What do you do for acid in eyes - correct answer irrigate, if contacts take them out Signs and Symptoms of tension pneumothorax - correct answer progressive shortness of breath increased altered level of c...