ATI Testing Oxygen Therapy

A nurse is caring for a patient who has a tracheostomy. Which of the following must the nurse use when administering oxygen to this patient? Answer- A tracheostomy collar -A tracheostomy collar is designed to provide high humidity and the oxygen concentration prescribed for the patient. IT is a small oxygen-delivery apparatus that fits over the tracheostomy site and is held in place by an adjustable elastic strap that fits around the patient's neck. A nurse is caring for a patient who is dyspneic and slightly cyanotic, with a respiratory rate of 28/min. The nurse determines that the patient has impaired gas exchange during which of the following phases of the nursing process? Answer- Diagnosis -During the diagnosis phase, the nurse analyzes and interprets data gathered from the nursing assessment to formulate a nursing diagnosis, in this case, impaired gas exchange.