NUR 514 Exam 2 Practice Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 514
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NUR 514
Early signs of hypoxia restlessness, irritability, apprehension, tachycardia, anxiety
Late signs of hypoxia Confusion Bradycardia Stupor CYANOTIC SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES Bradypnea Hypotension Cardiac dysrrhythmias
When the patient is experiencing metabolic acidosis secondary to type 1 diabetes ...
NUR 514 Exam 2 Practice Questions and
Correct Answers
Early signs of hypoxia ✅restlessness, irritability, apprehension, tachycardia, anxiety
Late signs of hypoxia ✅Confusion
Bradycardia
Stupor
CYANOTIC SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES
Bradypnea
Hypotension
Cardiac dysrrhythmias
When the patient is experiencing metabolic acidosis secondary to type 1 diabetes
mellitus, what physiologic response should the nurse expect to assess in the patient?
✅increased respiratory rate
Arterial blood gases are used to assess ✅the efficiency of gas exchange in the lung
and tissue oxygenation as is pulse oximetry
Fine crackles are described as ✅a series of short-duration, discontinuous, high-pitched
sounds heard just before the end of inspiration.
In assessment of the patient with acute respiratory distress, what should the nurse
expect to observe ✅Tripod position and accessory muscle use indicate moderate to
severe respiratory distress
a continuous musical or crowing sound of constant pitch. Result of partial obstruction of
larynx or trachea. ✅Stridor
a creaking or grating sound from roughened, inflamed pleural surfaces rubbing together.
Evident during inspiration, expiration, or both and no change with coughing. Often
uncomfortable, especially on deep inspiration. ✅pleural friction rub
an acute infection of the lung parenchyma. ✅pneumonia
Three ways organisms reach lungs ✅Aspiration from nasopharynx or oropharynx
Inhalation of microbes present in the air
Hematogenous spread from primary infection elsewhere in body
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) ✅a type of pneumonia that results from
contagious infection outside of a hospital or clinic
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