MDC 4 Exam 2 Rasmussen Questions
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A patient comes to the ED having diminished breath sounds on his left lung and
asymmetrical chest expansion when asked to breathe. The nurse feels the
patient's trachea has deviated to the right side of the throat. What is the patient
suffering from? - ✔✔Pneumothorax
A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a simple pneumothorax. What
treatment might be prescribed for the patient? - ✔✔Chest Tube
A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a tension pneumothorax.
What could the nurse anticipate about how this will be treated? - ✔✔With a
needle decompression thoracotomy
A nurse sees a patient coming into the trauma bay with paradoxical chest
movement. What might the patient be having? - ✔✔Flail Chest
A provider tells the ED nurse that the patient has a flail chest. What does the
nurse anticipate will happen next for the patient? - ✔✔Intubation and
mechanical ventilation
What is an early manifestation of hypovolemic shock? - ✔✔Decreased urine
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, A nurse is caring for a patient who is critically ill and has a fever, low BP and
yellowish mucus coming from the nose. What type of shock is occurring with
this patient? - ✔✔Septic Shock
What is the main nursing issues revolving around rib fractures? - ✔✔Pain!
Puncturing vasculature or organs.
What can the nurse teach the patient who has had a rib fracture to decrease
pain? - ✔✔Splint when coughing
A nurse is caring for a patient with ARDS in the ICU. What manifestations might
she see? - ✔✔Low oxygen levels that do not get better with 100% oxygen
applied, bilateral pulmonary edema that is not cardiac related, broken glass
lung appearance on the X-ray.
A client ate peanuts and has an allergy to peanuts and tree nuts. What
manifestations might the nurse see upon client arrival related to anaphylactic
shock? - ✔✔Stridor and angioedema
A client is having anaphylactic shock due to a bee sting. What medication should
be given to treat this? - ✔✔Epinephrine
A nurse is caring for a patient with ARDS. What treatment orders might the
nurse see from the provider for the patient? - ✔✔Place them prone and on PEEP
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A patient comes to the ED having diminished breath sounds on his left lung and
asymmetrical chest expansion when asked to breathe. The nurse feels the
patient's trachea has deviated to the right side of the throat. What is the patient
suffering from? - ✔✔Pneumothorax
A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a simple pneumothorax. What
treatment might be prescribed for the patient? - ✔✔Chest Tube
A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a tension pneumothorax.
What could the nurse anticipate about how this will be treated? - ✔✔With a
needle decompression thoracotomy
A nurse sees a patient coming into the trauma bay with paradoxical chest
movement. What might the patient be having? - ✔✔Flail Chest
A provider tells the ED nurse that the patient has a flail chest. What does the
nurse anticipate will happen next for the patient? - ✔✔Intubation and
mechanical ventilation
What is an early manifestation of hypovolemic shock? - ✔✔Decreased urine
output
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, A nurse is caring for a patient who is critically ill and has a fever, low BP and
yellowish mucus coming from the nose. What type of shock is occurring with
this patient? - ✔✔Septic Shock
What is the main nursing issues revolving around rib fractures? - ✔✔Pain!
Puncturing vasculature or organs.
What can the nurse teach the patient who has had a rib fracture to decrease
pain? - ✔✔Splint when coughing
A nurse is caring for a patient with ARDS in the ICU. What manifestations might
she see? - ✔✔Low oxygen levels that do not get better with 100% oxygen
applied, bilateral pulmonary edema that is not cardiac related, broken glass
lung appearance on the X-ray.
A client ate peanuts and has an allergy to peanuts and tree nuts. What
manifestations might the nurse see upon client arrival related to anaphylactic
shock? - ✔✔Stridor and angioedema
A client is having anaphylactic shock due to a bee sting. What medication should
be given to treat this? - ✔✔Epinephrine
A nurse is caring for a patient with ARDS. What treatment orders might the
nurse see from the provider for the patient? - ✔✔Place them prone and on PEEP
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