Resp Proctored Exam Adult Health III (Asn) - Albany State Uni.

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who has respiratory acidosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a female client in the emergency department who reports shortness of breath and pain in the lung area. She states that she started taking birth control pills 3 weeks ago and that

A nurse is caring for a client who has an acute respiratory failure (ARF). The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following manifestations of this condition? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who has a disposable three-chamber chest tube in place. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing a complication?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a chest tube connected to a closed drainage system and needs to be transported to the x-ray department. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory report of arterial blood gas (ABG) findings: pH 7.28, HCO3 18 mEq/L, and PaCO2 36 mm Hg. Which of the following conditions should the nurse anticipate when i

A nurse in the PACU is assessing a client who has an endotracheal tube (ET) tube in place and observes the absence of left-sided chest wall expansion upon respiration. Which of the following complicat

The nurse would explain that emergency treatment of a tension pneumothorax requires

Which set of arterial blood gases will the nurse expect to find in a client who developed a pulmonary embolism 15 minutes ago?

The nurse assesses a client during suctioning. Which finding indicates that the procedure should be stopped?

Mrs. D is a 50 year old female admitted with a history of diabetes. Her vital signs are: T-101.9, HR= 110, RR= 30, BP=90/70. Labs reveal a glucose of 780. Her ABG reveals: pH 7.25 PaCO2 30 HCO3 22 Wha

A patient is on mechanical ventilation with + 20 of PEEP. Which finding below indicates the patient is developing a complication related to their therapy and requires immediate treatment?

Which of the following assessments indicates an early sign of hypoxemia?

Following lung resection surgery, the patient loses 350 ml of blood in the chest drainage system during the first hour post-op. The priority action for the nurse is to:

A short-acting agent that can be administered for sedation and anesthesia is:

A client will need serial blood pressure monitoring and frequent blood sampling for ABG's and diagnostic studies. Which of the following vascular devices should the nurse recommend?

A 65-year-old male is admitted to the progressive care unit with a diagnosis of pneumonia. He has a past history of pulmonary disease and diabetes. A set of arterial blood gases is obtained on admissi

A patient is having difficulty weaning from mechanical ventilation. Which of the following might be a cause of inability to wean?

An RN is observing a nursing student who is open suctioning a hospitalized patient with a tracheostomy in place. Which action by the student requires the RN to intervene?

A client's arterial blood gas (ABG) results are as follows: pH 7.54 PaCO2 29 PaO2 103 HCO3 24 SaO2 94% Based on his ABG results, what would be some appropriate interventions?

A patient recovering from thoracic surgery is on long-term mechanical ventilation and becomes very frustrated when he tries to communicate. What intervention should the nurse perform to assist the pat

The patient in room #412 calls on the call light to tell you something is wrong with his chest tube. When you arrive to the room you note that the drainage system has fallen on its side and is leaking

The client has experienced left-sided chest trauma 3 hours ago, including simple fractures of three ribs. The nurse now finds the client to have increased dyspnea, pulse oximetry of 96%, and tracheal

A patient in the ICU has had an endotracheal tube in place for 3 weeks. The physician has ordered that a tracheostomy tube be placed. The patient's family wants to know why the endotracheal tube canno

The patient is being supported with mechanical ventilation and is requiring very high levels of inspired oxygen to maintain his arterial blood gases at acceptable levels. In an attempt to reduce the a