What is the primary difference between palliative care and hospice care?

A nurse is monitoring a patient who was recently intubated. Which of the following signs indicate that the endotracheal tube (ETT) is placed correctly? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is caring for a patient who has been on mechanical ventilation for five days due to acute respiratory failure. The provider has ordered a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) to assess the patient’s readiness for extubation. Which of the following findings would indicate that the patient is ready to be weaned from the ventilator?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has been on mechanical ventilation for five days due to acute respiratory failure. The provider has ordered a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) to assess the patient’s readiness for extubation. Which of the following findings would indicate that the patient is ready to be weaned from the ventilator?

A 72-year-old patient with end-stage heart failure is receiving palliative care in the hospital. The patient is experiencing increasing dyspnea and anxiety despite being on low-flow oxygen therapy. The family requests that “everything possible” be done to prolong the patient’s life, but the patient has previously expressed a desire for comfort measures only. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

A nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. Which of the following findings is most concerning and requires immediate intervention?

A nurse is monitoring a patient for signs of impending respiratory failure. Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to worsening respiratory status?

What is the primary difference between palliative care and hospice care?

A patient with heart failure is prescribed a medication to reduce afterload. Which of the following medications would achieve this effect?

A nurse is monitoring a patient who was recently intubated. Which of the following signs indicate that the endotracheal tube (ETT) is placed correctly? (Select all that apply)