The laboratory has just called with the arterial blood gas (ABG) results on four patients. Which result is most important for the nurse to report immediately to the health care provider?
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A home care nurse finds a patient lying on the floor. The patient is not breathing. Her response is based on the ABCs of basic life support. What does the B stand for in these initials?
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Which laboratory test is commonly used to assess the clotting status in patients suspected of having a pulmonary embolism?
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Which nursing diagnosis is the priority when caring for a patient with a traumatic brain injury who had a tracheostomy placed?
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A patient hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is being discharged home on Oâ‚‚ therapy. Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?
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The nurse completes a shift assessment on a patient admitted in the early phase of heart failure. When auscultating the patient's lungs, which finding would the nurse most likely hear?
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An event that had the potential to cause serious harm but did not due to chance is identified as a:
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You increase the IPAP by 2 cmHâ‚‚O on a patient on BIPAP. What change would you anticipate seeing?
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A patient with a tracheostomy tube cannot cough up secretions effectively. What should the nurse do next?
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A client with pneumonia has a pulse oximetry reading of 88%. What intervention should the nurse perform first?
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A 55-yr-old patient with increasing dyspnea is being evaluated for a possible diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When teaching a patient about pulmonary spirometry for this condition, what is the most important question the nurse should ask?
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The nurse identifies which nursing diagnosis as the priority for a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
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A client is admitted with acute respiratory failure. What is the priority nursing intervention?
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What is a key stage of the oxygen cycle?
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A nurse is caring for a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Which diagnostic test result is most concerning?
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Which abnormal value requires immediate intervention to improve oxygenation?
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The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after years of experiencing emphysema. Which clinical manifestation does the nurse anticipate when assessing this client?
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A patient requires intermittent oxygen at home and upon their research, requested to use a liquid oxygen system. Would you recommend this system to this patient?
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Question 19 of 65
An assistive personnel (AP) was feeding a client with a tracheostomy. Later that evening, the UAP reports that the client had a coughing spell during the meal. What action by the nurse is best?
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A woman with preeclampsia has a seizure. What action by the nurse takes priority?
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What do severe uncompensated respiratory acidosis and hypoxemia require?
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A patient is admitted with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Which assessment finding is most concerning?
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A patient with pleural effusion is scheduled for a thoracentesis. What is the nurse's role during the procedure?
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The nurse supervises a student nurse who is assigned to take care of a patient with active tuberculosis (TB). Which action, if performed by the student nurse, would require an intervention by the nurse?
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A patient with a history of diabetes is experiencing dizziness and confusion. What should the nurse do first?
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A 90-year-old woman has been in an automobile crash and sustained four fractured ribs on the left side of her thorax. Based on her age and the injury, what complication is she at risk for?
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Question 27 of 65
Which of the following is not an anti-emetic?
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What is the role of the respiratory center in the medulla oblongata?
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A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). What is the most important precaution for the nurse to take?
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Which action by the nurse will be most effective in decreasing the spread of pertussis in a community setting?
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Question 31 of 65
A nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes who is experiencing hypoglycemia. What is the priority action?
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Question 32 of 65
The nurse monitors a patient in the emergency department after chest tube placement for a hemopneumothorax. The nurse is most concerned if which assessment finding is observed?
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Question 33 of 65
A patient arrives in the ear, nose, and throat clinic complaining of a piece of tissue being 'stuck up my nose' and with foul-smelling nasal drainage from the right nare. Which action should the nurse take first?
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A nurse is caring for a patient who is undergoing chemotherapy. Which intervention should be implemented to prevent infection?
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A patient's serum electrolytes are being monitored. The nurse notices that the potassium level is low. What should the nurse assess for first?
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A client with tuberculosis (TB) is prescribed rifampin. Which side effect should the nurse include in client education?
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Question 37 of 65
A nurse is assessing a client with chronic hypoxemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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Which population should the nurse assigned to care for pediatric clients recognize as having the highest risk of hospitalization due to RSV?
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Question 39 of 65
The nurse is teaching a client with asthma about identifying triggers. Which trigger is most commonly associated with asthma attacks?
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The most important role for the nurse in preventing lung cancer is what?
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Question 41 of 65
The nurse prepares a patient for a bronchoscopy. What is the most important pre-procedure instruction?
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The nurse prepares a patient for a pulmonary function test. Which instruction is appropriate?
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Question 43 of 65
What is photodissociation?
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A nurse is caring for a patient with a history of diabetes who is experiencing hypoglycemia. What should the nurse do first?
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The nurse teaches a patient about smoking cessation to reduce the risk of lung cancer. Which statement by the patient indicates effective learning?
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Question 46 of 65
What is the best data to evaluate impaired gas exchange?
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Question 47 of 65
A client is diagnosed with pneumothorax. What is the nurse's priority assessment?
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Question 48 of 65
A nurse is caring for a patient with a history of diabetes who is experiencing hypoglycemia. What is the priority intervention?
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Question 49 of 65
What is the first action to improve airway clearance after chest surgery?
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The nurse observes continuous bubbling in the water-seal chamber of a chest tube. What should the nurse do?
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Question 51 of 65
Which intervention will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient diagnosed with a lung abscess?
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Question 52 of 65
The nurse would anticipate which of the following Arterial blood gas results in a client experiencing a prolonged, severe asthma attack?
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Question 53 of 65
The clinic nurse makes a follow-up telephone call to a patient with asthma. The patient reports having a baseline peak flow reading of 600 L/min, and the current peak flow is 420 L/min. Which action should the nurse take first?
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Question 54 of 65
A respiratory quotient of 1.00 would indicate energy metabolism by:
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Question 55 of 65
The primary purpose of measuring the oxygen saturation of a patient whose respiratory rate is above normal limits is to:
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Question 56 of 65
The nurse is caring for a client with cystic fibrosis. What intervention is most effective in improving airway clearance?
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Question 57 of 65
The nurse prepares to administer antibiotics to a patient with bacterial pneumonia. What should the nurse do first?
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Question 58 of 65
A patient with pneumonia is ordered a sputum culture. When should the nurse collect the specimen?
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Question 59 of 65
Which nutrient deficiency is associated with the development of Pellagra, Dermatitis and Diarrhea?
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Question 60 of 65
The process of exchanging gases through the alveolar capillary membrane is known as
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Question 61 of 65
Which finding in a patient with respiratory distress requires the nurse's immediate intervention?
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Question 62 of 65
Miguelito de balboa, An OFW presents at the admission with an A:P Diameter ratio of 2:1, Which of the following associated finding should the nurse expect?
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Question 63 of 65
Which intervention is most effective for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)?
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Question 64 of 65
How many lobes are there in the RIGHT LUNG?
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Question 65 of 65
What indicates a need for aggressive treatment in a patient with influenza?
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