EAQ - Lower Respiratory
When a client has a chest tube placed in the second intercostal space, how will the nurse evaluate
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for the effectiveness of the chest tube?
Which clinical indicator would the nurse expect to identify in a client with acute respiratory distress
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syndrome (ARDS)? Select all that apply.
Don't know?
Terms in this set (17)
A client develops acute respiratory distress syndrome Exudative
(ARDS). The nurse assesses the client and notes signs
3 multiple choice options
of pulmonary edema and atelectasis. The findings
correspond to which phase of ARDS?
A client with a chest tube is to be transported via a Keep collection device below the level of the client's chest
stretcher. When transporting the client, what would
3 multiple choice options
the nurse do?
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, EAQ - Lower Respiratory
The nurse is caring for a variety of clients. In which A 59 year old who had a knee replacement
client is it most essential for the nurse to implement 3 multiple choice options
measures to prevent pulmonary embolism?
The nurse provides teaching to a client who is being Severe shortness of breath
discharged after treatment for a pneumothorax. The
3 multiple choice options
nurse instructs the client to notify the health care
provider immediately if experiencing which symptom
of a recurring pneumothorax?
On the second day after surgery, a client reports pain Notify the primary health care provider
in the right calf. Which action would the nurse take 3 multiple choice options
first?
When a client has a chest tube placed in the second Inspect the amount of bubbling in the water-seal chamber
intercostal space, how will the nurse evaluate for the
3 multiple choice options
effectiveness of the chest tube?
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When a client has a chest tube placed in the second intercostal space, how will the nurse evaluate
3
for the effectiveness of the chest tube?
Which clinical indicator would the nurse expect to identify in a client with acute respiratory distress
4
syndrome (ARDS)? Select all that apply.
Don't know?
Terms in this set (17)
A client develops acute respiratory distress syndrome Exudative
(ARDS). The nurse assesses the client and notes signs
3 multiple choice options
of pulmonary edema and atelectasis. The findings
correspond to which phase of ARDS?
A client with a chest tube is to be transported via a Keep collection device below the level of the client's chest
stretcher. When transporting the client, what would
3 multiple choice options
the nurse do?
Page 1 of 5
, EAQ - Lower Respiratory
The nurse is caring for a variety of clients. In which A 59 year old who had a knee replacement
client is it most essential for the nurse to implement 3 multiple choice options
measures to prevent pulmonary embolism?
The nurse provides teaching to a client who is being Severe shortness of breath
discharged after treatment for a pneumothorax. The
3 multiple choice options
nurse instructs the client to notify the health care
provider immediately if experiencing which symptom
of a recurring pneumothorax?
On the second day after surgery, a client reports pain Notify the primary health care provider
in the right calf. Which action would the nurse take 3 multiple choice options
first?
When a client has a chest tube placed in the second Inspect the amount of bubbling in the water-seal chamber
intercostal space, how will the nurse evaluate for the
3 multiple choice options
effectiveness of the chest tube?
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