Auscultating lung sounds - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The nurse is caring for a client with a severe nosebleed. The health care provider inserts a nasal sponge. What should the nurse teach the client about this intervention? A. The sponge creates a risk for viral sinusitis B. The sponge can stay in place for 3 to 4 days if needed C. The client should remain supine while the sponge is in place D. NSAIDs are contraindicated while the sponge is in place ANS: B _____________________________________________________________________________________...

After administering 0.3 mg of epinephrine via auto-injector to a 22-year-old female with an allergic reaction, you note improvement in her breathing and dissipation of her hives. However, she is still anxious and tachycardic. You should: A. contact medical control and obtain authorization to administer another 0.3 mg of epinephrine. B. transport her rapidly, as it is obvious that she is having a severe reaction to the epinephrine. C. monitor her closely but recall that anxiety and tachycard...

1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the nurse has to rely on which source of knowledge? a. clinical pharmacology. b. drug efficacy. c. pharmacokinetics. d. pharmacotherapeutics. ANS: D Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug–human interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an intended...

Exam 3: NUR 3066C (Latest Update) Clinical Reasoning: Health Assessment-Guide with Questions and Verified Answers- Grade A-100% Correct Q: Normal diaphragmatic excursion Answer: 3-5 cm, but can be 7-8 cm in an athletic adult Q: Wheezing Answer: continuous high-pitched, musical, squeaking sound caused by air traveling thru narrowed air- ways, heard maninly over expiration Q: Rhonchi Answer: continuous low-pitched, musical, snoring sound caused by airflow obstruction...

Test Bank - Advanced Pediatric Assessment, 3rd Edition ( Ellen M .Chiocca, ) All Chapters 2024 Test Bank - Advanced Pediatric Assessment Advanced Pediatric Assessment Third Edition Test Bank Chapter 1. Child Health Assessment: An Overview MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for pediatric populations. Which current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find? a. Increased hospitalization of children b. Decreased number of...

k term 1 | exam with latest questions and solution objective signs for pain - moaning, grimacing, restlessness, agitation, increased pulse, increased respirations, increased blood pressure, sweat principle steps of wound irrigation - don appropriate PPE, clean from least contaminated, clean with swab, use catheter to irrigate Define what gate theory is - Back rub to relive pain closes the gate to prevent pain from traveling to the nervous system Advantages of proper pain management - F...

Bates' Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking - Chapters for Midterm A 54‐year‐old diplomat working at the United Nations reports occasional chest pain and a sense of tightness in his chest when particularly stressed over work deadlines. The patient is 6 feet 4 inches tall. He has a temperature of 98.6ºF and blood pressure of 140/78. He has a cut over one eye that he says is "from shaving."Which of the following represents subjective information about this patient? a) Blood ...

LINDSEY JONES- TMC ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 (VERIFIED ANSWERS) 1. Which is the preferred order to manipulate a mechanical ventilator in order to gradually increase alveolar minute ventilation while limiting MAP? ANSWER - Decrease mechanical deadspace, increase VT, increase RR 2. An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set at 50%. The respiratory therapist analyzes the oxygen coming from the end of the tubing and finds it is 60%. Which of the following most likely explains this ...

NU 650 Final Exam SG 2023 Questions And Answers All Correct Order of Assessment - correct answers Inspection, Palpation, Percussion and Auscultation. EXCEPT with abdomen Comprehensive Health History - correct answers chief complaint, reason for visit, ROS, past medical and surgical history, social history and family history Pediatric Body measurements - correct answers length, height, weight, head circumference fro birth to 36 months Normal/Hypertension cut off...

A nurse is auscultating the lung sounds of a client who came to the clinic for a physical exam. There is not any history of lung disease. What should the nurse expect to hear? a. adventitious breath sounds b. bronchial breath sounds c. bronchovesicular breath sounds d. vesicular breath sounds Correct Answer answer: c rationale: the nurse auscultates breath sounds from side to side, moving from the upper to the lower chest. They listen anteriorly, laterally, and posteriorly. Normal breath ...