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Whichgstatementgbygthegnursegtogthegpatient'sgcaregivergaboutgthegpurposeg
ofgpositivegend-expiratorygpressureg(PEEP)gisgaccurate?

A.) "PEEPgpreventsgtheglunggairgsacsgfromgcollapsinggduringgexhalation."
B.) "PEEPgallowsgthegbreathinggmachinegtogdeliverg100%gO2gtogtheglungs."
C.) "PEEPgwillgpreventglunggdamagegwhilegthegpatientgisgongthegventilator."
D.) "PEEPgwillgpushgmoregairgintogtheglungsgduringginhalation."g-gANSWER
✔️gA.)"PEEPgpreventsgtheglunggairgsacsgfromgcollapsinggduringgexhalation."

Agpatientgwithgchronicgobstructivegpulmonarygdiseaseg(COPD)garrivesgingthe
gemergencygdepartmentgreportinggshortnessgofgbreathgongminimalgexertion.

gWhichgassessmentgfindinggbygthegnursegwouldgbegmostgimportantgtogreport

gtogtheghealthgcaregprovider?




A.) Thegpatient'sgrespiratorygrategisg10gbreaths/min.


B.) Thegpatientgisgsittinggingthegtripodgposition.


C.) Thegpatient'sgpulsegoximetrygshowsgag91%gO2gsaturation.


D.) Thegpatientghasgbibasilarglunggcrackles.g-
gANSWERg✔️gA.)gThegpatient'sgrespiratorygrategisg10gbreaths/min.




Thegnursegobservesgagnewgonsetgofgagitationgandgconfusiongingagpatientgwith
gchronicgobstructivegpulmonarygdiseaseg(COPD).gWhichgactiongwouldgthegnu

rsegtakegfirst?

,A.) Assessgoxygenationgusinggpulsegoximetry.


B.) Notifygtheghealthgcaregprovider.


C.) Testgforgfacialgsymmetry.


D.) Attemptgtogcalmgandgreorientgthegpatient.g-
gANSWERg✔️gA.)gAssessgoxygenationgusinggpulsegoximetry.




Whichgdiagnosticgtestgwouldgprovidegthegnursegwithgthegmostgspecificginform
ationgtogevaluategthegeffectivenessgofginterventionsgforgagpatientgwithgventilat
orygfailure?

A.) Arterialgbloodggases

B.) Centralgvenousgpressure

C.) O2gsaturation

D.) Chestgx-rayg-gANSWERg✔️gA.)gArterialgbloodggasses

Agnursegisgcaringgforgagpatientgwithgrightglowerglobegpneumoniagwhogisgobes
e.gWhichgpositiongwillgprovidegthegbestggasgexchange?

A.) Ongthegleftgside

B.) Ongthegrightgside

C.) Ingthegtripodgposition

D.) Ingtheghigh-Fowler'sgpositiong-gANSWERg✔️gA.)gOngthegleftgside

,Agpatientgwithgacutegrespiratorygdistressgsyndromeg(ARDS)gandgacutegkidn
eyginjuryghasgseveralgdrugsgprescribed.gWhichgdruggwouldgthegnursegdiscus
sgwithgtheghealthgcaregprovidergbeforeggiving?

A.) Vancomycing(Vancocin)

B.) Methylprednisoloneg (Solu-Medrol)

C.) Pantoprazoleg(Protonix)

D.) Sucralfateg(Carafate)g-gANSWERg✔️gA.)gVancomycin

Pronegpositioninggisgbeinggusedgforgagpatientgwithgacutegrespiratorygdistress
gsyndromeg(ARDS).gWhichginformationgobtainedgbygthegnursegindicatesgtha

tgthegpositioninggisgeffective?

A.) Thegpatient'sgPaO2gisg89gmmgHg,gandgthegSaO2gisg91%.

B.) Thegskingongthegpatient'sgbackgisgintactgandgwithoutgredness

C.) Endotrachealgsuctioninggresultsgingcleargmucousgreturn.

D.) Sputumgandgbloodgculturesgshowgnoggrowthgafterg48ghoursg-gANSWER
✔️gA.)gThegpatient'sgPaO2gisg89gmmgHg,gandgthegSaO2gisg91%.

Agnursegisgcaringgforgagpatientgwhogisgorallygintubatedgandgreceivinggmechan
icalgventilation.gTogdecreasegthegriskgforgventilator-
associatedgpneumonia,gwhichgactiongwillgthegnursegincludegingthegplangofgcar
e?

A.) Elevategheadgofgbedgtog30gtog45gdegrees.

B.) Limitgthegusegofgpositivegend-expiratorygpressure.

, C.) Suctiongthegendotrachealgtubegeveryg2gtog4ghours.

D.) Givegenteralgfeedingsgatgnogmoregthang10gmL/hr.g-
gANSWERg✔️gA.)gElevategheadgofgbedgtog30gtog45gdegrees.




Agpatientgadmittedgwithgacutegrespiratorygfailuregisgunablegtogcleargthickgsec
retionsgfromgthegairway.gWhichgnursingginterventiongwouldgspecificallygaddre
ssgthisgpatientgproblem?


A.) Offergthegpatientgfluidsgatgfrequentgintervals.

B.) Encouragegusegofgthegincentivegspirometer.

C.) TitrategoxygenglevelgtogkeepgO2gsaturationgaboveg93%.

D.) Teachgthegpatientgthegimportancegofgambulation.g-
gANSWERg✔️gA.)gOffergthegpatientgfluidsgatgfrequentgintervals.




Aftergreceivinggchange-of-
shiftgreportgongagmedicalgunit,gwhichgpatientgwouldgthegnursegassessgfirst?

A.) Agpatientgwithgsepticemiagwhoghasgintercostalgandgsuprasternal
gretractions




B.) Agpatientgwithgcysticgfibrosisgwhoghasgthick,ggreen-coloredgsputum

C.) Agpatientgwithgpneumoniagwhoghasgcracklesgbilaterallygingtheglunggbases

D.) Agpatientgwithgemphysemagwhoghasgangoxygengsaturationgofg90%gtog9
2%g-
gANSWERg✔️gA.)gAgpatientgwithgsepticemiagwhoghasgintercostalgandgsupraste

rnalgretractions