Which ABG results is interpreted as a fully compensated metabolic acidosis?
A nurse is assisting an anesthetist during the intubation of…
A nurse is assisting an anesthetist during the intubation of a client. The anesthetist visualizes the vocal cords with the laryngoscope and says to the nurse, “This is an easy one. Why don’t you give it a try?” indicating that the nurse should insert the endotracheal tube. What would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
Which of the following interventions is a strategy to preven…
Which of the following interventions is a strategy to prevent fat embolism syndrome?
A patient is being mechanically ventilated in the synchroniz…
A patient is being mechanically ventilated in the synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation mode at a rate of 4 breaths/min. His spontaneous respirations are 12 breaths/min. He receives a dose of morphine sulfate, and his spontaneous respirations decrease to 4 breaths/min. What adjustments may need to be made to the patient’s ventilator settings?
Emergency management of a tension pnuemothorax includes:
Emergency management of a tension pnuemothorax includes:
Your patient has the following ABG results: pH 7.31, PaO2 82…
Your patient has the following ABG results: pH 7.31, PaO2 82, PaCO2 68, HCO3 24. The nurse anticipates the following change to be made initially to the ventilator settings:
Which of the following patients would require greater amount…
Which of the following patients would require greater amounts of fluid resuscitation to prevent acute kidney injury associated with rhabdomyolysis? (Select all that apply.)
Treatment and/or prevention of rhabdomyolysis in at-risk pat…
Treatment and/or prevention of rhabdomyolysis in at-risk patients includes aggressive fluid resuscitation to achieve urine output of :
A patient is admitted with a metabolic acidosis of unknown o…
A patient is admitted with a metabolic acidosis of unknown origin. Based on this diagnosis, the nurse would expect the patient to have
After suctioning a client’s tracheostomy tube, the nurse wai…
After suctioning a client’s tracheostomy tube, the nurse waits a few minutes before suctioning again. The nurse should use intermittent suction. Why would continuous suction not be applied?