Exam 23: Oxygen Therapy

The nurse is assessing a patient for hypoxia and observes a bluish discoloration in the following areas.Which areas indicate hypoxia? (Select all that apply.)

The ________, also called a Briggs adaptor, connects an oxygen source to an artificial airway such as an endotracheal tube.

The patient is placed on mechanical ventilation.After the initial settings have been applied, the nurse should watch for which of the following complications? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for several patients postoperatively following abdominal surgery.Which patient will benefit the least from the use of incentive spirometry?

The amount of air inspired and expired with each breath while a patient is on mechanical ventilation is known as the ________________.

A condition in which oxygen is insufficient to meet the metabolic demands of the tissues and cells is known as __________________.

A patient is admitted with a diagnosis of COPD and the health care provider orders BiPAP.Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

A patient is admitted to the emergency department following a motor vehicle accident.The patient is unconscious and has a broken jaw, a broken nose, and facial lacerations.The patient's breath sounds are diminished, and the health care provider suspects atelectasis.Frequent suctioning is required to clear the airway.Oxygen saturation levels range from 70% to 75%.The nurse recognizes that this patient most likely will have which type of ventilatory device ordered?

A patient with pneumonia is receiving supplemental oxygen.Which assessment finding(s) by the nurse should be reported as an early indication of hypoxia?