Exam 64: Nursing Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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

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?

A patient admitted with acute respiratory failure has a nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance related to thick,secretions.Which action is a priority for the nurse to include in the plan of care?

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?

While caring for a patient who has been admitted with a pulmonary embolism,the nurse notes a change in the patient's oxygen saturation (SpO₂)from 94% to 88%.Which action should the nurse take next?

A nurse is caring for an obese patient with right lower lobe pneumonia.Which position will be best to improve gas exchange?

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?