Exam 40: Oxygenation

While performing an assessment,the nurse hears crackles in the patient's lung fields.The nurse also learns that the patient is sleeping on three pillows.What do these symptoms most likely indicate?

The P wave is represented by which portion of the conduction system?

The nurse expects a patient with angina pectoris to

A patient with COPD asks the nurse why he is having increased difficulty with his fine motor skills,such as buttoning his shirt.Which response by the nurse is most therapeutic?

The nurse determines that an elderly patient is at risk for infection due to decreased immunity.Which plan of care best addresses the prevention of infection for the patient?

The nurse is assessing a patient with a right pneumothorax.Which finding would the nurse expect?

The nurse would expect to see increased ventilations if a patient exhibits

The nurse would expect a patient with right-sided heart failure to have which of the following?

The nurse is caring for an African American patient with COPD.The nurse knows that the best location to assess for hypoxia is the

The process of exchanging gases through the alveolar capillary membrane is known as

While the nurse is changing the ties on a tracheostomy collar,the patient coughs,dislodging the tracheostomy tube.What is the nurse's first nursing action?

A patient's heart rate increased from 80 bpm to 160 bpm.The nurse knows that what will follow is a(n)

The nurse recommends that a patient install a carbon monoxide detector in the home because

The nurse knows that anemia will result in

The nurse is careful to monitor a patient's cardiac output because this helps the nurse to determine

A nurse is caring for a patient with left sided hemiparesis who has developed bronchitis and has a heart rate of 105,blood pressure of 156/90,and a respiration rate of 30.Which nursing diagnosis is the priority for this patient?

The nurse knows that the most effective method for suctioning a patient with a tracheostomy tube is to

A nurse is caring for a patient with COPD who is in recovery for a myocardial infarction.Which of the following nursing actions is the priority?

Normal cardiac output is 4 to 6 L/min in a healthy adult at rest.Which of the following is the correct formula to calculate cardiac output?

A nurse caring for a patient who was in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in trauma to C4 would expect to find