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NRNP 6566 Week 7 Knowledge Check A patient with respiratory failure has hemodynamic monitoring and is receiving mechanical ventilation with peak end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 10 cm H2O. Which information indicates that a change in the ventilator settings may be required? The APRN is monitoring a newly intubated patient. He appears to be very anxious and “fighting” the ventilator. What would be the most appropriate action? A 59 year old man was admitted to the ICU for a COPD exacerbation...

O M oARcPSD| Med Surg Nursing Bullets for NLE and Nclex ExamslO MoARcPSD| MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING BULLETS (NLE & NCLEX) ▪ In a patient with hypokalemia (serum potassium level below 3.5 mEq/L), presenting signs and symptoms include muscle weakness and cardiac arrhythmias. ▪ During cardiac arrest, if an I.V. route is unavailable, epinephrine can be administered endotracheally. ▪ Pernicious anemia results from the failure to absorb vitamin B12 in the GI tract and causes primarily ...

O M oARcPSD| Med Surg Nursing Bullets for NLE and Nclex ExamslO MoARcPSD| MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING BULLETS (NLE & NCLEX) ▪ In a patient with hypokalemia (serum potassium level below 3.5 mEq/L), presenting signs and symptoms include muscle weakness and cardiac arrhythmias. ▪ During cardiac arrest, if an I.V. route is unavailable, epinephrine can be administered endotracheally. ▪ Pernicious anemia results from the failure to absorb vitamin B12 in the GI tract and causes primarily ...