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NUR 185 test 1 Hondros | questions and answers | RATED A+ | UPDATED 2024/2025
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NUR 185 test 1 Hondros | questions and answers | RATED A+ | UPDATED 2024/2025 Nurse admits patient to med surg unit. Resp rate of 38. Patient using chest muscles to breathe, pulse ox of 87 on room air, pink frothy sputum. What intervention would you implement first? - O2 at 2 Liters/Min Caring for pt. who is intubated and receivi ng mechanical ventilation. What action by the nurse would decrease the patient's incidence of developing ventilator associated pneumonia? - Put head of bed at 30 -45 degrees. The nurse is administering acetylcysteine (muca -mist) as nebulizer treatment to patient. Which should the nurse have available for adverse effect on the patient? - Suction equipment Patient coming in with SOB and resp. rate of 32. ABG results PH 7.3 (acid), Co2 -50 Bicarb -28, PO2 -70 Resp. Acidosis, what orders do you anticipate car rying out? - Apply O2 and give med -neb treatment. You have 4 patients in a long term care facility. Which would you check first? - COPD patient with resp rate of 30, O2 of 87 and on 3 Liters of O2 complaining of dyspnea. Caring for newly intubated pa tient getting mechanical ventilation. Pt.'s wife was not at hosp. when this occurred. Wife appears angry and states "What have you all done to him?" What would be your response as a nurse? - Explain to the patient why the patient had to be intubated, co ntinue to update patient's wife on condition and plan of care, I'm sorry that you walked in on him like that, I understand this must have been very frightening. Patient has SOB, edema in legs and face and has the following labs: BUN -95 (high), Creatinine o f 9.2, Potassium of 6.0 (high). What are you going to do - Give Kexolate, prepare the patient a central line for dialysis. Cardiac monitoring. Working with a UAP, what task can be delegated? - Instill non -prescription eye drops in patient's eyes. Nurse is caring for patient who had total knee replacement yesterday. Patient up in chair stating he feels good. Pain is 3/10. Resp. 16, pulse is 75, bp is 110/78. Pulse ox 88 reading is after incentive spirometer. What actions would you take at this time? - Move pulse ox to another finger on the other hand and recheck. Vancomycin - Nephrotoxic (meaning it can really damage the kidney's) and Ototoxic (temp. hearing loss) Can be given IV, orally, or via enema. pharmacy is usually involved with this medica tion. Lomotil - mix of 2 different drugs (atropine -can dry up fluids or for bradycardia & diphenoxylate can raise the BP/HR and lower the urinary output). Monitor BP and HR. Monitor urinary output. Caring for patient with hx of diarrhea. Weight loss, bl oating, run labs on them. Which to report potassium -5.1 WBC 10.8 Sodium 146 Hgb -9.1. ? - HgB
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