Copd pneumonia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 receiving 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...

The nurse assesses a patient with shortness of breath for evidence of long-standing hypoxemia by inspecting: A. Chest excursion B. Spinal curvatures C. The respiratory pattern D. The fingernail and its base D. The fingernail and its base Clubbing, a sign of long-standing hypoxemia, is evidenced by an increase in the angle between the base of the nail and the fingernail to 180 degrees or more, usually accompanied by an increase in the depth, bulk, and sponginess of the end of the finger. ...

1-What characteristic should make the nurse practitioner suspect that a pneumonia is secondary to DRSP? Your answer is incorrect Recent airplane travel Exposure to another patient who has DRSP Adolescence Recent antibiotic exposure 2-What characteristic best distinguishes asthma from COPD? Your answer is incorrect Severity of shortness of breath Need for rescue medicine Use of steroids for exacerbations Presence of inflammation 3- A 70 year old smoker presents with righ...

Medical Surgical Telemetry B Exam Questions And Answers The physician has ordered for your COPD patient to receive 80mg of Solu-Medrol IV every 8 hours. The medication is supplied as 125 milligrams in a 2ml vial. How much of the medication should the nurse administer to ensure the ordered dose is given. - ANS Wrong Answer: 1.5ml Which of the following PPE is required for the staff entering a patient's room who has been diagnosed with pneumonia and is positive for MRSA - ANS wrong a...

NUR 634 Midterm Exam - Questions, Answers and Feedback A 55-year-old smoker complains of chest pain and gestures with a closed fist over her sternum to describe it. Which of the following diagnoses should you consider because of her gesture? A. Bronchitis B. Costochondritis C. Pericarditis D. Angina pectoris Feedback: The clenched fist of Levine's sign, while not completely specific for ischemic pain, should definitely cause you to consider this etiology. Bronchitis is usually painless, and p...

Test Bank for Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology Essentials of Respiratory Care 7th Edition by Des Jardins Chapter 2 Ventilation MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What instrument is used to measure P atm ? a. dynameter c. barometer b. altimeter d. hygrometer ANS: C Feedback A B C D A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B A barometer is used to measure barometric (P B ) or atmospheric (...

80. Daily fluid loss from lungs 81. Daily fluid loss via kidneys 82. A sign of hypocalcemia. Carpal spasm caused by inflating a blood pressure cuff above the client's systolic pressure and leaving it in place for 3 minutes. 83. A patient w/COPD is most likely to have: respiratory acidosis metabolic acidosis respiratory alkalosis metabolic alkalosis 84. A patient w/DKA is most likely to have: respiratory acidosis metabolic acidosis respiratory alkalosis metabolic alkalosis ...

REGIS NU 650 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE SOLUTION (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) 2023-2024 SCORE 100%. Order of Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Inspection, Palpation, Percussion and Auscultation. EXCEPT with abdomen Comprehensive Health History - CORRECT ANSWER chief complaint, reason for visit, ROS, past medical and surgical history, social history and family history Pediatric Body measurements - CORRECT ANSWER length, height, weight, head circumference fro birth to 36 months Normal/Hypertension cut off - ...

A Nurse is caring for a clients on the med-surg unit. Which client is most at risk to develop a nosocomial infection? A- clinet with alcohol abuse admitted for detox B- Client with Type I diabetes and peripheral neuropathy C- Client recovering from a choleystectomy D- Client with full thickness burns, an NG tube and a Foley - Answer D- Full thickness burn, NG tube and Foley *Think immunosupression and avenues for infection A nurse is caring for clients in the ICU. Which client may be...

Common CAP pathogens Correct Answer S. Pneumoniae (most common) H. Influenzae (smokers/COPD) P. Aeruginosa (CF) CAP first line treatment Correct Answer Macrolides, Doxycyline, Amoxicillin what to give if 1st CAP treatment doesn't work? Correct Answer Respiratory Fluoroquinolone if not received abx in the past 3 months Mycoplasma pneumoniae Correct Answer atypical pneumonia; commonly seen in children pediatric atypical pneumonia treatment Correct Answer Macrolides (Erythromycin), i...