Pe ch 3 7 notes 3 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 120 Brownie Recipe 2_Latest WEEK 3 1. Consequence of too much O2 → dry & cracking oral mucosa 2. PE s/sx → petechiae, pleural rub, tachycardia (not bradycardia, hypertension) 3. 1 day post surgery (thoracotomy), what should the nurse do? → teach about incentive spirometer and high fowler’s position (not give O2 nasal cannula) 4. CVP increase → possible right ventricular failure 5. Digoxin toxicity s/sx → nauseous with loss of appetite [REPEAT] 6. Apical pulse loca...

Exam 1 1. Testbank Ch38#8: A client is in the preoperative holding area prior to an emergency coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The client is yelling at family members and tells the doctor to just get this over with when asked to sign the consent form. What action by the nurse is best? a. Ask the family members to wait in the waiting area. b. Inform the client that this behavior is unacceptable. c. Stay out of the room to decrease the clients stress levels. d. Tell the client that anx...

Exam 1 1. Testbank Ch38#8: A client is in the preoperative holding area prior to an emergency coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The client is yelling at family members and tells the doctor to just get this over with when asked to sign the consent form. What action by the nurse is best? a. Ask the family members to wait in the waiting area. b. Inform the client that this behavior is unacceptable. c. Stay out of the room to decrease the clients stress levels. d. Tell the client that anx...