Exam 68: Nursing Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

A patient with respiratory failure has a respiratory rate of 6 breaths/minute and an oxygen saturation (SpO₂)of 88%.The patient is increasingly lethargic.Which intervention will the nurse anticipate?

The nurse is caring for a 33-year-old patient who arrived in the emergency department with acute respiratory distress.Which assessment finding by the nurse requires the most rapid action?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is intubated and receiving positive pressure ventilation to treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).Which finding is most important to report to the health care provider?

A patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)who is intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation develops a right pneumothorax.Which action will the nurse anticipate taking next?

When admitting a patient with possible respiratory failure with a high PaCO₂,which assessment information should be immediately reported to the health care provider?

Which statement by the nurse when explaining the purpose of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)to the family members of a patient with ARDS is accurate?

A patient develops increasing dyspnea and hypoxemia 2 days after heart surgery.To determine whether the patient has acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)or pulmonary edema caused by heart failure,the nurse will plan to assist with

Which information about a patient who is receiving cisatracurium (Nimbex)to prevent asynchronous breathing with the positive pressure ventilator requires immediate action by the nurse?

The nurse reviews the electronic medical record for a patient scheduled for a total hip replacement.Which assessment data shown in the accompanying figure increase the patient's risk for respiratory complications after surgery?

A nurse is caring for a patient with ARDS who is being treated with mechanical ventilation and high levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).Which assessment finding by the nurse indicates that the PEEP may need to be reduced?

The nurse documents the vital signs for a patient admitted 2 days ago with gram-negative sepsis: temperature 101.2° F,blood pressure 90/56 mm Hg,pulse 92,respirations 34.Which action should the nurse take next?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is orally intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation.To decrease the risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia,which action will the nurse include in the plan of care?

During change-of-shift report on a medical unit,the nurse learns that a patient with aspiration pneumonia who was admitted with respiratory distress has become increasingly agitated.Which action should the nurse take first?

When assessing a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),the nurse finds a new onset of agitation and confusion.Which action should the nurse take first?

The oxygen saturation (SpO₂)for a patient with left lower lobe pneumonia is 90%.The patient has rhonchi,a weak cough effort,and complains of fatigue.Which action is a priority for the nurse to take?

To evaluate the effectiveness of ordered interventions for a patient with ventilatory failure,which diagnostic test will be most useful to the nurse?

A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)arrives in the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath and dyspnea on minimal exertion.Which assessment finding by the nurse is most important to report to the health care provider?

Which nursing interventions included in the care of a mechanically ventilated patient with acute respiratory failure can the registered nurse (RN)delegate to an experienced licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)working in the intensive care unit?

A patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)is placed in the prone position.When prone positioning is used,which information obtained by the nurse indicates that the positioning is effective?

A nurse is caring for a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)who is receiving mechanical ventilation using synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV).The settings include fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO₂)80%,tidal volume 450,rate 16/minute,and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)5 cm.Which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?