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

While assessing the patient, the nurse observes constant bubbling in the water-seal chamber of the patient's closed chest-drainage system. What should the nurse conclude?

A patient's status worsens and he needs mechanical ventilation. The pulmonologist wants him to receive 10 breaths/min minute from the ventilator but wants to encourage him to breathe spontaneously in

The nurse is caring for several clients on a respiratory unit. Which client will the nurse see first?

You're providing care to a patient who is being treated for aspiration pneumonia. The patient is on a 100% non-rebreather mask. Which finding below is a hallmark sign and symptom that the patient is d

The nurse notes that a client's ETT, which was at the 21-cm mark, is now at the 22-cm mark, indicating the tube is deeper into the airway than previously. The client is becoming anxious and restless.

A patient has been brought to the ED by the paramedics. The patient is suspected of having ARDS. What intervention should the nurse first anticipate?

The critical care nurse and the other members of the care team are assessing the patient to see if he is ready to be weaned from the ventilator. What are the most important predictors of successful we

A patient being supported with endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation is increasingly agitated. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

You are the charge nurse in the ICU and the hospital needs a bed. Which of the following patients can go to the floor?

Mr. James calls the nurse to the room. Upon entering the nurse notes that his respiratory rate is 36, he is pale, diaphoretic, and states that he feels like he is going to die! The nurse recognizes th

A male client who weighs 75 kg is being mechanically ventilated. His ventilator settings are as follows: Assist control Rate 10 PEEP +5 Tidal volume 550 FIO2 40% His ABG reveals: pH 7.41 CO2 39 HCO3 2

A 50-year old female arrives to the EC with flu-like symptoms. You learn that she was recently hospitalized with a right leg deep vein thrombosis and a pulmonary embolism. Which assessment information

Mr. M is a 66 year old male admitted with decreased LOC. He has a history of chronic bronchitis and heart failure. His vital signs are: T=102, HR= 104, RR-28 and shallow, and BP=90/60. His ABG reveals

A patient has coronary artery bypass graft surgery and is transported to the surgical intensive care unit at noon. He is placed on mechanical ventilation. Interpret his initial arterial blood gas leve

The initial action by the nurse after placement of an endotracheal tube in any patient should be:

A patient's blood pressure drops from 120/76 to 90/60 mm Hg as soon as positive end-expiratory pressure is initiated for the treatment of hypoxemia. What is the most likely cause of this decrease in b

The patient with acute respiratory failure may require a bronchodilator if which of the following occurs?

The physician orders the following mechanical ventilation settings for a patient. The patient's spontaneous respiratory rate is 22 breaths/min. What arterial blood gas abnormality may occur if the pat

When administering neuromuscular blocking agents, it is important to know that these agents provide:

A patient is being mechanically ventilated in the synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation mode at a rate of 4 breaths/min. His spontaneous respirations are 12 breaths/min. He receives a dose o

A patient who has a right-sided chest tube following a thoracotomy has continuous bubbling in the suction-control chamber of the collection device. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

A nurse is caring for a patient with respiratory distress. Which of the following clinical indicators would signify that this client is in respiratory failure? Select all that apply.

Select all of the factors that may predispose the patient to respiratory acidosis. Select all that apply.

Select appropriate nursing actions when caring for clients with chest tubes. Select all that apply.

A nurse is evaluating the central venous pressure (CVP) of a client who has sustained multiple traumas. Which of the following interpretations of a low CVP pressure should the nurse make?