Exam 15: Acute Respiratory Failure

The nurse is caring for a patient who is being turned prone as part of treatment for acute respiratory distress syndrome.The nurse understands that the priority nursing concern for this patient is which of the following?

During rounds,the provider alerts the team that proning is being considered for a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome.The nurse understands that proning is

Which of the following acid-base disturbances commonly occurs with the hyperventilation and impaired gas exchange seen in severe exacerbation of asthma?

The nurse is caring for a patient with acute respiratory failure and identifies "Risk for Ineffective Airway Clearance" as a nursing diagnosis.A nursing intervention relevant to this diagnosis is to

The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Which assessment would be a cue to the patient developing postoperative pneumonia?

Intrapulmonary shunting refers to

A strategy for preventing pulmonary embolism in patients at risk who cannot take anticoagulants is

The nurse is discharging a patient with asthma.As part of the discharge instruction,the nurse instructs the patient to prevent exacerbation by:

Which of the following treatments may be used to dissolve a thrombus that is lodged in the pulmonary artery?

The nurse assesses a patient who is admitted for an overdose of sedatives.The nurse expects to find which acid-base alteration?

The nurse is caring for a mechanically ventilated patient.The nurse understands that strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia include which of the following?

The nurse is caring for a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome who is hypoxemic despite mechanical ventilation.The provider prescribes a nontraditional ventilator mode as part of treatment.Despite sedation and analgesia,the patient remains restless and appears to be in discomfort.The nurse informs the provider of this assessment and anticipates an order for

The basic underlying pathophysiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome results in

An acute exacerbation of asthma is treated with which of the following?

A patient presents to the emergency department in acute respiratory failure secondary to community-acquired pneumonia.The patient has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.The nurse anticipates which treatment to facilitate ventilation?

The nurse is caring for a patient in acute respiratory failure and understands that the patient should be positioned

Which of the following statements is true regarding oral care for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)?

The nurse is assessing a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome.An expected assessment is

The patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)would exhibit which of the following symptoms?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.The nurse understands that the most common cause of a pulmonary embolus is