Success ARDS questions Exam 3
1. The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is bathing the client
diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The bed is in
a high posi- tion with the opposite side rail in the low position. Which
action should the nurse implement?
1. Demonstrate the correct technique for giving a bed bath.
2. Encourage the UAP to put the bed in the lowest position.
3. Instruct the UAP to get another person to help with the bath.
4. Provide praise for performing the bath safely for the client and the UAP.-
: ANS: 1. The opposite side rail should be elevated so the client will
not fall out of the bed. Safety is priority, the nurse should demonstrate
the proper way to bathe a client in the bed.
2.The bed should be at a comfortable height for the UAP to bathe the
client, not in the lowest position.
3.The UAP can bathe a client without assistance if the client's
safety can be ensured.
4.The UAP is not ensuring the client's safety because the opposite side
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,rail is not elevated to prevent the client from falling out of the bed.
2. The client diagnosed with ARDS is transferred to the intensive care
de- partment and placed on a ventilator. Which intervention should the
nurse implement rst?
1. Con rm that the ventilator settings are correct.
2. Verify that the ventilator alarms are functioning properly.
3. Assess the respiratory status and pulse oximeter reading.
4. Monitor the client's arterial blood gas results.: ANS: 3. Assessment is th
rst part of the nursing process and is the rst intervention the nurs
should implement when caring for a client on a ventilator.
1.Maintaining ventilator settings and checking to ensure they are speci
cally set as prescribed is appropriate, but it is not the rst
intervention.
2. Making sure alarms are functioning properly is appropriate, but
checking a machine is not priority.
4. Monitoring laboratory results is an appropriate intervention for the
client on a ventilator, but monitoring laboratory data is not the priority
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, intervention.
3. The nurse suspects the client may be developing ARDS. Which
assess- ment data con rm the diagnosis of ARDS?
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1. The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is bathing the client
diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The bed is in
a high posi- tion with the opposite side rail in the low position. Which
action should the nurse implement?
1. Demonstrate the correct technique for giving a bed bath.
2. Encourage the UAP to put the bed in the lowest position.
3. Instruct the UAP to get another person to help with the bath.
4. Provide praise for performing the bath safely for the client and the UAP.-
: ANS: 1. The opposite side rail should be elevated so the client will
not fall out of the bed. Safety is priority, the nurse should demonstrate
the proper way to bathe a client in the bed.
2.The bed should be at a comfortable height for the UAP to bathe the
client, not in the lowest position.
3.The UAP can bathe a client without assistance if the client's
safety can be ensured.
4.The UAP is not ensuring the client's safety because the opposite side
1/
,rail is not elevated to prevent the client from falling out of the bed.
2. The client diagnosed with ARDS is transferred to the intensive care
de- partment and placed on a ventilator. Which intervention should the
nurse implement rst?
1. Con rm that the ventilator settings are correct.
2. Verify that the ventilator alarms are functioning properly.
3. Assess the respiratory status and pulse oximeter reading.
4. Monitor the client's arterial blood gas results.: ANS: 3. Assessment is th
rst part of the nursing process and is the rst intervention the nurs
should implement when caring for a client on a ventilator.
1.Maintaining ventilator settings and checking to ensure they are speci
cally set as prescribed is appropriate, but it is not the rst
intervention.
2. Making sure alarms are functioning properly is appropriate, but
checking a machine is not priority.
4. Monitoring laboratory results is an appropriate intervention for the
client on a ventilator, but monitoring laboratory data is not the priority
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, intervention.
3. The nurse suspects the client may be developing ARDS. Which
assess- ment data con rm the diagnosis of ARDS?
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