NURS 4441 SKILLS DAY QUIZ | 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

NURS 4441 SKILLS DAY QUIZ Question 1 What must be kept at the bedside for tracheostomy patients? • Ventilator • Personal Sitter • Family member • Sterile same size and one size smaller replacement tracheostomy tube Question 2 If the transducer of a pressure monitoring system is 2 inches below the phlebostatic axis, what effect would it have on pressure measurements? • The pressures recorded would be falsely low. • The pressures recorded would be falsely high. • It is not necessary to level the transducer. • The pressures recorded would be accurate. Question 3 Endotracheal suctioning of the mechanically ventilated patient should be performed during which of the following situations: (select all that apply) • On an as needed basis (PRN) when secretions are suspected (course lung sounds, wet cough, secretions noted in the airway tube) • When the patients lung sounds are clear to auscultation (CTA) • In an attempt to remove a mucous plug • After the patient vomited up gastric contents (secretions/tube feedings) • On a routine schedule to prevent secretions from remaining in the lungs Question 4 Which of the following artificial airways can be connected to a mechanical ventilator? (Select all that apply) • • • Nasopharyngeal airway • • • Tracheostomy tube • • • Oropharyngeal airway • • • Endotracheal tube Question 5 Which of the following chambers are included in a chest drainage system • Water seal chamber • Maid's chamber • Collection chamber • Suction control chamber • Mediastinal chamber • Pleural chamber Question 6