Intercostal retractions - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 2474 Exam 2: Pharmacology for Professional Nursing Exam 2 (Latest 2022/2023) Rasmussen Latest Updates. A patient is brought to the emergency department with shortness of breath, a respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute, intercostal retractions, and frothy, pink sputum. The nurse caring for this patient will expect to administer which drug

The nurse observes that a patient with respiratory disease experiences a decrease in SpO2 from 93% to 88% while the patient is ambulating. What is the priority action of the nurse? a. Notify the health care provider. b. Administer PRN supplemental O2. c. Document the response to exercise. d. Encourage the patient to pace activity. - correct answers b A patient with acute shortness of breath is admitted to the hospital. Which action should the nurse take during the initial assessment of th...

Upper respiratory disorders - Nasopharyngitis Pharyngitis Tonsillitis Otitis media Croup syndromes Lower respiratory disorders - Bronchitis Bronchiolitis Pneumonia Newborn Respiratory normals - -Normal respiration rate: 30-60 breaths/min. -Slight intercostal retractions and use of abdominal muscles with respiration are normal; xyphoid process often protrudes. -Pauses in respiration of less than 20 seconds are normal -Periodic breathing -Obligatory nose breathers

<15-16mEq/L -PaCo2 level <40-45mmHg -adequate spontaneous or assisted ventilation -cause of acidosis is being assessed & treated signs of respiratory distress - Answer--tachypnea, retractions, flaring or grunting persist beyond 1 hour after birth -any time severe or worsening tachypnea, retractions, flaring, or grunting develop -any time cyanosis or low SpO2 is present what part of the baby's body should you examine to determine if the baby is cyanotic - Answer-lips a baby, ...

High-Risk Neonatal Nursing Care Questions and Answers 100% Pass A nurse is assessing a preterm baby with a gestational age of 32 weeks and birth weight of 1,389 grams. Which of the following signs if present would be a possible indication of RDS. A. Expiratory grunting and intercostal retractions. B. Respiratory rate of 46 breaths per minute and presence of acrocyanosis. C. Mild nasal flaring and heart rate of 140 beats per minute. D. Bradycardia and bounding pulse A. Expiratory gruntin...

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Nursing Maternity Exam 2 Questions & Answers (Answers Explained)-A neonate is born at 33 weeks' gestation with a birth weight of 2400 grams. This neonate would be classified as: a. Low birth weightb. Very low birth weightc. Extremely low birth weightd. Very premature - ANS: a Feedback a. Neonates with a birth weight of less than 2500 grams but greater than 1500 grams are classified as low birth weight. b. Neonates with birth weight less than 1500 grams but greater than 1000 grams are clas...

Exam 2: ARF/ARDS Question and answers rated A+ After receiving change-of-shift report on a medical unit, which patient should the nurse assess first? a. A patient with cystic fibrosis who has thick, green-colored sputum b. A patient with pneumonia who has crackles bilaterally in the lung bases c. A patient with emphysema who has an oxygen saturation of 90% to 92% d. A patient with septicemia who has intercostal and suprasternal retractions - correct answer d. A patient with septicemia w...

A patient is brought to the emergency department with shortness of breath, a respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute, intercostal retractions, and frothy, pink sputum. The nurse caring for this patient will expect to administer which drug? a.Furosemide (Lasix) b.Hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL) c.Mannitol (Osmitrol) d.Spironolactone (Aldactone) (ANS- a.Furosemide (Lasix) Furosemide, a potent diuretic, is used when rapid or massive mobilization of fluids is needed. This patient sho...

You are called to help treat an infant with severe symptomatic bradycardia (heart rate 66/min) associated with respiratory distress. Bradycardia persists despite establishment of an effective airway, oxygenation, and ventilation. There is no heart block present. What first drug should you administer? (Ans- *Epinephrine* You are part of a team attempting to resuscitate a child with ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. You deliver 2 unsynchronized shocks. A team member established IO acce...