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If the pH and the BiCarb are both in the same direction then it is? -
✔✔Metabolic
If the pH is up it is? - ✔✔Alkalosis
If the pH is down it is? - ✔✔Acidosis
As the pH goes so goes my patient except for? - ✔✔Potassium
If the pH is UP my patient will show signs and symptoms of...? -
✔✔Increase... like tachycardia,diarrhea and borborygmi
If the pH is down my patient will show signs and symtoms of? -
✔✔Decrease... like decreased output, bradycardia and constipation
If my pH is up my potassium (K+) is ? - ✔✔Down
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,If my pH is down my potassium (K+) is? - ✔✔Up
If my patient is overventilating I should choose? - ✔✔Respiratory Alkalosis
If my patient is underventilating I should choose? - ✔✔Respiratory
Acidosis
If my patient has prolonged gastric vomiting or suction I choose? -
✔✔Metabolic Alkalosis
If it is not lung or prolonged vomiting or suctioning I choose? -
✔✔Metabolic Acidosis
High pressure alarms are triggered when? - ✔✔They cannot push air in
High pressure alarms are caused by what three types of obstructions? -
✔✔Kinking, Water in dependant loops and mucus in the airway.
If kinking in the tube is present you? - ✔✔Unkink
If water is present in the dependant loops you? - ✔✔Open system and
empty water.
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,If mucus is present you? - ✔✔Turn them, cough and have them deeo
breath first. If ineffective you then suction.
Low pressure alarms are triggered when? - ✔✔It is too easy to push air in.
Low pressure alarms are normally caused by? - ✔✔Disconnection
If the tubing is disconnected you? - ✔✔Reconnect
If O2 sensor line is disconnected you? - ✔✔Reconnect
In a vented client respiratory alkalosis means the vent setting may be too? -
✔✔High
In a vented client respiratory acidosis means the vent may be too? -
✔✔Low
What do you do if the patients disconnected tube is on the floor? - ✔✔Bag
them, (call for help) get new tube and then reconnect.
What do you do if the patients disconnected tube is on the chest? -
✔✔Reconnect ... if its above the waist its ok.
What is the biggest problem in abuse? - ✔✔Denial
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, To treat denial you need to? - ✔✔Confront
How do you confront? - ✔✔Point out the difference between what they say
and what they do.
What is the one circumstance that you as a nurse would support denial? -
✔✔Loss and Grief
What is dependency? - ✔✔When the abuser gets a significant other so
make decisions for them or do thing for them.
What is codependency? - ✔✔When the significant other gets positive self
esteem from doing things or making decisions for an abuser.
To treat dependency/codependency you ? - ✔✔Set limits and enforce
them. You also need to work or the self estreem of the codependent.
What is manipulation? - ✔✔When the abuser gets the significant other fo
do things for them that is not in the best interest of the significant other.
This can be dangerous and harmful to the significant other.
How do you treat manipulation? - ✔✔Set limits and enforce.
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