ATI Med-Surg Respiratory Learning Quiz

ATI Med-Surg Respiratory Learning Quiz respiratory acidosis a nurse is caring for an older adult client who has COPD with pneumonia. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following acid-base imbalances? respiratory acidosis ______________ occurs in clients who have COPD because clients are unable to exhale carbon dioxide due to a loss of elastic recoil in the lungs metabolic acidosis clients who have severe diarrhea or kidney failure are at risk for development of ______________ metabolic alkalosis clients who use bicarbonate of soda as an antacid are at risk for ____________; excessive vomiting also places a client at risk respiratory alkalosis clients who hyperventilate experience _______________- tinnitus a nurse is preparing to administer cisplatin IV to a client who has lung cancer. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings is an adverse effect of this medication? pruritus ____________- is an adverse effect of methotrexate, which is used to treat cancer and rheumatoid arthritis hallucinations ____________ are an adverse effect of asparaginase, which is an antineoplastic medication used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia hand and foot syndrome _____________ is an adverse effect of capectabine, an antineoplastic medication used to treat breast and colorectal cancer perform an allen's test prior to obtaining the specimen a nurse is preparing to assist a provider to withdrawal arterial blood from a client's radial artery for measuring ABGs; which action should the nurse take? 5-10 mins the nurse should apply pressure for ____________ after the needle is withdrawn for withdrawing blood from an artery promotes CO2 elimination a nurse is providing instructions about pursed-lip breathing for a client who has COPD w/ emphysema; the nurse should explain that this breathing technique accomplishes which of the following? sitting while leaning forward over the bedside table a nurse is preparing a client for a thoracentesis; in which of the following positions should the nurse place the client? sit on edge of bed and lean forward while preparing a client for a thoracentesis, the nurse should have the client __________________ over the bedside table because this position maximizes space between the client's ribs and allows for aspiration of accumulated fluid and air lying flat on affected site