Nurs 302 hesi review Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 302 HESI Review - Questions, Answers and Rationales Which finding should the nurse identify as an indication of carbon monoxide poisoning in a client who experienced a burn injury during a house fire? Pulse oximetry reading of 80%. Expiratory stridor and nasal flaring. Cherry red color to the mucous membranes. Presence of carbonaceous particles in sputum. The saturation of hemoglobin molecules with carbon monoxide molecules, instead of oxygen molecules and the subsequent vasodilation indu...