Med surg hesi questions
Med surg hesi questions Medical Surgical (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) The nurse assesses a patient with shortness of breath for evi- dence of long-standing hypoxemia by inspecting: A. Chest excursion B. Spinal curvatures C. The respiratory pattern D. The fingernail and its base 2. The nurse is caring for a patient with COPD and pneumonia who has an order for arterial blood gases to be drawn. Which of D. The fingernail and its base Clubbing, a sign of long-standing hypoxemia, is evidenced by an increase in the angle between the base of the nail and the fingernail to 180 degrees or more, usually accompanied by an increase in the depth, bulk, and sponginess of the end of the finger. B. 5 minutes Following obtaining an arterial blood gas, the nurse the following is the minimum length of time the nurse should plan should hold pressure on the puncture site for 5 minutes by the to hold pressure on the puncture site? A. 2 minutes B. 5 minutes
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