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Clinical Reasoning Cases in Nursing 7th Edition Harding Snyder Test Bank Clinical Reasoning Cases in Nursing 7th Edition Harding Snyder Test Bank Chapter 1.Perfusion MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is explaining to a student nurse about impaired central perfusion. The nurse knows the student understands this problem when the student states, Central perfusion a. is monitored only by the physician. b. involves the entire body. c. is decreased with hypertension. d. is toxic to the car...

ATLS EXAM (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED) True or false? Although the mechanism of injury may be similar to those for the younger population, data shows increased mortality with similar severity of injury in older adults. ANS: True In the elderly population, what is decreased physiological reserve? ANS: aging is characterized by impaired adaptive and homeostatic mechanisms that caused an increased susceptibility to the stress of injury. Insults tolerated by the younge...

A patient who has required prolonged mechanical ventilation has the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L. The nurse interprets these results as a. metabolic acidosis. b. metabolic alkalosis. c. respiratory acidosis. d. respiratory alkalosis. - ANS: D The pH indicates that the patient has alkalosis and the low PaCO2 indicates a respiratory cause. The other responses are incorrect based on the pH and the normal HCO3. A patient has ...

MDC II - Exam 2 Latest Update Graded A+ Causes of respiratory acidosis (low ph/ high CO2) -Hypoventilation -Drug overdose -Pulmonary edema -Chest trauma/neuromuscular disease -COPD -Airway obstruction Causes of Metabolic Acidosis (low pH/low HCO3) -Diabetic ketoacidosis -Salicylate OD -Renal failure -Severe diarrhea -Sepsis -Shock How to evaluate that treatment is working for respiratory acidosis? -Maintains adequate gas exchange -Arterial pH above 7.2 and closer to 7.35 -...

NURS 2060 MED-SURG HESI EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - VERIFIED | GRADED A+ | LATEST UPDATED 2024/2025. A 74-year-old male client is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a diagnosis of respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia. Currently, the client is ventilatordependent, with settings of tidal volume (VT) of 750 mL and an intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) rate of 10 breaths/min. Arterial blood gas (ABG) results are as follows: pH, 7.48; PaCO2, 30 mm Hg; PaO2, 64 mm Hg; HCO3 ...

PCCN Review - Pulmonary Exam Questions and Answers Your patient had an exacerbation of COPD. The rapid response team was called and is currently intubating the patient and preparing him for transfer to ICU. When the family visits, they are shocked to see the people working with the patient. No one had told them the patient had deteriorated and required intubation. After the patient is intubated and is being wheeled past them, family members try to communicate verbally with the patient, but he...

NURS 2060 MED-SURG HESI EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT/VERIFIED | GRADED | LATEST UPDATED 2024/2025. A 74-year-old male client is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a diagnosis of respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia. Currently, the client is ventilatordependent, with settings of tidal volume (VT) of 750 mL and an intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) rate of 10 breaths/min. Arterial blood gas (ABG) results are as follows: pH, 7.48; PaCO2, 30 mm Hg; PaO2, 64 mm...

Adult Medical Surgical B (2022/2023) Questions And Answers A nurse is receiving report on a client who is postoperative following an open repair of Zenker's Diverticulum. The nurse should anticipate the surgical incision to be in which of the following locations? Correct Ans:- Throat A nurse is caring for a client who has a potassium level of 3 mEq/L. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse expect? Correct Ans:- Hypoactive bowel sounds A nurse is providing d...

A patient has coronary artery bypass graft surgery and is transported to the surgical intensive care unit at noon and is placed on mechanical ventilation. Interpret the initial arterial blood gas levels pH: 7.31 PaCO2: 48 mm Hg Bicarbonate: 22 mEq/L PaO2: 115 mm Hg O2 saturation: 99% a. Normal arterial blood gas levels with a high oxygen level b. Partly compensated respiratory acidosis; normal oxygen c. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis with high oxygen levels d. Uncompensated respirat...

NURS 2060 MED-SURG HESI EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT/VERIFIED | GRADED A+ | LATEST UPDATED 2024/2025. A 74-year-old male client is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a diagnosis of respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia. Currently, the client is ventilatordependent, with settings of tidal volume (VT) of 750 mL and an intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) rate of 10 breaths/min. Arterial blood gas (ABG) results are as follows: pH, 7.48; PaCO2, 30 mm Hg; PaO2, 64...