PNR 106 Exam 3 Questions With Correct
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What changes occur in the respiratory system of an older person? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--decreased elasticity |
-total body water reduces 50%
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-airway cilla experience impairment
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-loss of elastic recoil during expiration
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-tissue changes thicken the aleovlar membrane
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-less respiratory reserve
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What are the findings of hypoxia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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If your pt has nail polish on fingernails, where can you reposition the pulse
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oximeter sensor? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-On the side of the finger
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Know how to teach deep breathing exercises - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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If you find your patient on the floor, not breathing, has no pulse, and
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unconscious, what do you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Call for help or
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activate EMS |
Begin CPR|
, When you collect a sputum specimen, what do you do first? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Rinse the mouth with water | | | |
Is it safe to give a person with COPD 5 liters of oxygen? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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NO! only give 2 to 4 L/min because anything higher can reduce the respiratory
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rate.
If you see a pt walking to bathroom without their oxygen on, what do you do? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ask the pt if there is something wrong (may need to try
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another method of delivery if pt can not tolerate oxygen)
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When you suction your pt through the nasopharyngeal route, what amount of
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suction do you use? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Suction pressure should be between
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80 and 120 mm Hg
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Is it ok to apply suction when inserting a catheter into a tracheotomy? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-No! Do not use suction while placing the cath | | | | | | | |
What is the best assessment technique to use to determine if you should suction
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a pt with a tracheotomy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Auscultate the lungs
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Is continuous bubbling in the suction container of a chest tube normal? What do
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you do about it? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Yes, if suction is being used, constant
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bubbling should be present. | | |
How do you teach your patient to use the incentive spirometer? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--Have pt take deep breath | | | |
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What changes occur in the respiratory system of an older person? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--decreased elasticity |
-total body water reduces 50%
| | | |
-airway cilla experience impairment
| | |
-loss of elastic recoil during expiration
| | | | |
-tissue changes thicken the aleovlar membrane
| | | | |
-less respiratory reserve
| |
What are the findings of hypoxia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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If your pt has nail polish on fingernails, where can you reposition the pulse
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oximeter sensor? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-On the side of the finger
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Know how to teach deep breathing exercises - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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If you find your patient on the floor, not breathing, has no pulse, and
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unconscious, what do you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Call for help or
| | | | | | | | | | | |
activate EMS |
Begin CPR|
, When you collect a sputum specimen, what do you do first? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Rinse the mouth with water | | | |
Is it safe to give a person with COPD 5 liters of oxygen? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NO! only give 2 to 4 L/min because anything higher can reduce the respiratory
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rate.
If you see a pt walking to bathroom without their oxygen on, what do you do? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ask the pt if there is something wrong (may need to try
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another method of delivery if pt can not tolerate oxygen)
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When you suction your pt through the nasopharyngeal route, what amount of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
suction do you use? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Suction pressure should be between
| | | | | | | | | |
80 and 120 mm Hg
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Is it ok to apply suction when inserting a catheter into a tracheotomy? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-No! Do not use suction while placing the cath | | | | | | | |
What is the best assessment technique to use to determine if you should suction
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a pt with a tracheotomy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Auscultate the lungs
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Is continuous bubbling in the suction container of a chest tube normal? What do
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you do about it? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Yes, if suction is being used, constant
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bubbling should be present. | | |
How do you teach your patient to use the incentive spirometer? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--Have pt take deep breath | | | |
