Fatime Sanogo vSim Questions and Correct Answers

The nurse understands that COPD is related to which of the following? - Chronic inflammation and narrowing of airways. The nurse recognizes that risk factors for COPD include which of the following? (Select all that apply) - Exposure to dust, secondhand smoke, air pollution, smoking tobacco Arterial blood gas levels may be obtained when the patient is experiencing exacerbation of COPD. How would the nurse interpret the following ABG levels? - Respiratory acidosis with no compensation and mild hypoxemia In a patient with COPD, the nurse would expect to observe which of the following clinical manifestations based on the ABG results below? - Likely asymptomatic When assessing breath sounds in a patient experiencing COPD, the nurse would expect to find which of the following signs and symptoms? - Dyspnea with chronic cough. Is the following statement true or false? Oxygen concentrations must be carefully titrated in patients experiencing COPD because some patients may be oxygen sensitive, which can cause an increase in carbon dioxide. - True. The nurse understands that, for a patient with COPD, chronic hypoxemia and thickening of the walls of the pulmonary vasculature can lead to which complication? - Pulmonary hypertension. The nurse knows that a patient with a pneumothorax would exhibit which of the following signs and symptoms? - Sudden chest pain, tachycardia, and hypoxemia. A patient who currently has a chest tube in situ suddenly becomes short of breath with tracheal deviation. What does the nurse suspect has occurred? - Tension pneumothorax Bronchodilators such as Albuterol sulfate (Ventolin) are a common pharmocological treatment for patients experiencing COPD. About which common side effects would the nurse educate the patient? - Tachycardia, hypertension, tremor Vincent Brody was given Morphine 2 mg IV prior to his chest tube insertion. The nurse must monitor for which of the following adverse effects with morphine administration? - Respiratory depression, bradycardia, hypotension The nurse understands that tidaling in the patient assessment chamber of a chest tube is which type of finding? - Normal