BSC NURSIN NURS4528 Cardiovascular, hematologic, and lymphatic systems

Which factor is the likely cause of the laboratory result when arterial blood gases done on a client who is being resuscitated after cardiac arrest show a low pH? 2/26/23, 9:30 PM Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing - Quiz performance Ketoacidosis Irregular heartbeat Lactic acid production Sodium bicarbonate administration Rationale Cardiac arrest causes decreased tissue perfusion, which results in anaerobic metabolism and lactic acid production. Fat-forming ketoacids occur in diabetes. An irregular heartbeat does not cause acidosis. Sodium bicarbonate causes alkalosis, not acidosis. STUDY TIP: Determine whether you are a "lark" or an "owl." Larks, day people, do best getting up early and studying during daylight hours. Owls, night people, are more alert after dark and can remain up late at night studying, catching up on needed sleep during daylight hours. It is better to work with natural biorhythms than to try to conform to an arbitrary schedule. You will absorb material more quickly and retain it better if you use your most alert periods of each day for study. Of course, it is necessary to work around class and clinical schedules. Owls should attempt to register for afternoon or evening lectures and clinical sections; larks do better with morning lectures and day clinical sections. How far would the nurse depress the lower sternum when performing cardiac compression on an adult client? 0.75 to 1 inch (2–2.5 cm) 0.5 to 0.75 inch (1.Э–2 cm) 1 to 1.4 inches (2.5–Э.6 cm) 2 to 2.4 inches (5–6 cm)