vSIM - Vincent Brody COPD Exam Questions and Answers
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vSIM - Vincent Brody COPD Exam Questions and Answers
A patient who currently has a chest tube in situ suddenly becomes short of breath with tracheal deviation. What does the nurse suspect has occurred? - Answer-Tension pneumothorax
Bronchodilators such as Albuterol sulfate (Ventolin) are a com...
vSIM - Vincent Brody COPD Exam
Questions and Answers
A patient who currently has a chest tube in situ suddenly becomes short of breath with
tracheal deviation. What does the nurse suspect has occurred? - Answer-Tension
pneumothorax
Bronchodilators such as Albuterol sulfate (Ventolin) are a common pharmocological
treatment for patients experiencing COPD. About which common side effects would the
nurse educate the patient? - Answer-Tachycardia, hypertension, tremor
Vincent Brody was given Morphine 2 mg IV prior to his chest tube insertion. The nurse
must monitor for which of the following adverse effects with morphine administration? -
Answer-Respiratory depression, bradycardia, hypotension
The nurse understands that tidaling in the patient assessment chamber of a chest tube
is which type of finding? - Answer-Normal
What would a comparison of the two ABGs indicate to the nurse about the patient's
condition? - Answer-Improving
Which of the following is the correct analysis of the most recent ABG result after
insertion of a chest tube? - Answer-Respiratory acidosis, fully compensated
Which of the following does the nurse suspect as the most likely cause for a
pneumothorax in a patient diagnosed with severe emphysema? - Answer-Severe
coughing episode
The nurse understands that COPD is related to which of the following? - Answer-
Chronic inflammation and narrowing of airways.
The nurse recognizes that risk factors for COPD include which of the following? (Select
all that apply) - Answer-Exposure to dust, secondhand smoke, air pollution, smoking
tobacco
Arterial blood gas levels may be obtained when the patient is experiencing exacerbation
of COPD. How would the nurse interpret the following ABG levels? - Answer-
Respiratory acidosis with no compensation and mild hypoxemia
In a patient with COPD, the nurse would expect to observe which of the following
clinical manifestations based on the ABG results below? - Answer-Likely asymptomatic
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