A patient experiencing respiratory distress at home from pneumonia is brought to the hospital and upon
presentation requires intubation. How would the nurse classify this type of pneumonia?
a) Hospital-acquired pneumonia
b) Ventilator-associated pneumonia
c) Health-care-associated pneumonia
d)...
Med-Surge V -sim-Kenneth Bronson A patient experiencing respiratory distress at home from pneumonia is brought to the hospital and upon presentation requires intubation. How would the nurse classify this type of pneumonia? a) Hospital -acquired pneumonia b) Ventilator -associated pneumonia c) Health -care -associated pneumonia d) Community -acquired pneumonia - d) Community -acquired pneumonia Community -acquired pneumonia (CAP) is pneumonia occurring in the community or within less than 48 hours of hospital admission. Health -care -associated pneumonia (HCAP) occurs in a non -hospitalized patient with extensive health care contact. Hospital -acquire d pneumonia (HAP) occurs 48 hours or more after hospital admission. Ventilator -associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of HAP that develops 48 hours or more after intubation. The nurse is auscultating lung sounds. What lung sound is associated with narrowing of the airway? a) Egophony b) Crackles c) Wheezes d) Bronchophony - c) Wheezes Wheezing is a high -pitched, musical sound associated with airway narrowing. Crackles are described as a popping sound heard during inspiration from fluid or delayed opening of collapsed alveoli. Bronchophony or egophony can be auscultated when there is inc reased lung density from pneumonia and pulmonary edema. The patient experiencing an anaphylactic reaction may experience which of the following signs and symptoms? (Select all that apply.) a) Hypoxemia
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