Galen Med surg 170 exam 1 graded A latest 2025/2026

Galen Med surg 170 exam 1 graded A
latest 2025/2026
The nurse is caring for a client with several broken ribs. The client is most likely to experience what type
of acid-base imbalance?

Respiratory acidosis due to inadequate ventilation




What are the S/S of Phlebitis? and what would you do to treat it?

Red inflamed hard painful vein

to treat it, you would remove the IV, avoid bending the arm, and use a warm compress




What are the S/S of infiltration? and what would you do to treat it?

This is where the IV fluid goes out the vein, the S/S will be edema, taunt skin, burning, cool to touch. To
treat it, you would stop and remove IV, elevate arm and use or hot or cold compress.




What are the S/S of Extravasation? and what would you do to treat it?

Sloughing, blistering. To treat, stop the infusion, and disconnect, aspirate drug




What maneuver should be used when removing a picc line?

valsava




what is the VALSAVA MANEUVER?

closing your mouth and nose and blowing out




platelet counts

, Galen Med surg 170 exam 1 graded A
latest 2025/2026
150-400




sodium level

135-145




Creatine

0.6-1.2 and 0.5-1.1




Calcium

9-10.5




magnesium

1.5-2.5




Ph level

7.35-7.45




CO2 level

35-45