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ATI for Med Surg:Nursing Care of Clients with Respiratory Disorders &Respiratory Diagnostic Procedures Best Study Q&A 2024. PNEUMONIA-Expected Findings anxiety fatigue weakness chest discomfort due to coughing confusion from hypoxia PNEUMONIA-Physical Assessment Findings fever chills flushed face diaphoresis SOB/difficulty breathing tachypnea (RR above 20) pleuritic chest pain (sharp) sputum production (yellow-tinged) crackles, wheezes coughing dull chest percussion over ...

Indications for a cardiac enzyme and lipid panel - Angina, MI, heart disease, hyperlipidemia Creatine Kinase MB isoenzyme normal - 0% of total CK (30-170 units/L) Elevated levels first detectable of CK following myocardial injury and duration of elevated levels - First: 3-6 hours Duration: 2-3 days Normal Troponin T - < 0.1 ng/mL Elevated levels first detectable and duration for Troponin T - First: 2-3 hours Duration: 10-14 days Normal Troponin I - < 0.03 ng/mL First detectable an...

1.A physician orders hourly urine output measurement for a postoperative client with an indwelling catheter. The nurse records the following amounts of output for 2 consecutive hours: 8 a.m. (0800): 50 ml; 9 a.m. (0900): 60 ml. Based on these amounts, which action should the nurse take? 2.A nurse is performing a sterile dressing change. Which action contaminates the sterile field? 3.When bandaging a client's ankle, the nurse should use which technique? 4.

Changes to the pros tate gland are common as males age , and routine diagnostic proce dures are recommende d to evalu ate these change s. E nl argement of the pros tate gland is usually benign and is c alled benign prost atic hyperp lasia (BP H) . Prostate c ancer is one of the most co mmon for ms of cancer in males. Di a gno sti c pro ced ur es f or m al e re pr odu c ti ve di sor de rs i nc lu de pr osta te-spe ci fic antigen (P  SA...

ATI Med Surg Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Questions And Answers

Med/Surg ATI Ch 27 Cardiovascular procedures Questions And Answers

ATI Med-Surg Proctored Exam Study Guide • Accident/Error/Injury Prevention - (1) o Spinal Cord Injury: Care of a Client who has a Halo Device (Active Learning Template - Therapeutic Procedure, RM AMS RN 10.0 Chp 16) o The purpose is to provide traction and/or immobilize the spinal column ▪ Do not use the halo device to turn or move a client ▪ If the client goes home with a halo fixation device on, provide instruction on pin and vest care. ▪ Teach the client signs of infectio...

PN Adult Medical Surgical 1. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who is scheduled for a CT scan with an IV contrast agent. Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse report to the provider prior to the procedure? Creatine 1.9 mg/dl 2. A nurse is monitoring a client who is take acarbose. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the medication? Abdominal Cramps 3. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client wh...

Exam Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing 15th Edition Hinkle Test Bank A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nursChapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice Hinkle: Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers thera...