NUR 258 Exam #4 Study Guide questions
with answers
Hospital-acquired pneumonia develops ___ or more after
admission and does not appear to be incubating at the time of
admission - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔48 hours
In current TB treatment, four first-line medications used are -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rifampin
pyrazynamide
ethambutol
isoniazid
An ___is accumulation of thick, purulent fluid within the with
fibrin development and a loculated area where infection is located -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔empyema
___, ___, and ___ are hallmarks of the severity of atelectasis -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tachypnea
Dyspnea
,Mild to moderate hypoxemia
When a nonfunctioning NG tube allows the gastric contents to
accumulate in the stomach, a condition known as ___ may result -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔silent aspiration
Pneumonia tends to occur in patients with one or more of these five
underlying disorders - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔alcoholism
COPD
AIDS
diabetes
heart failure
Incentive Spirometry
Cough and deep breathing
Oral care
Understanding
Getting out of bed (3x/day)
Head of bed elevated - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ICOUGH
Three severe complications of pneumonia are ___, ___, ___. -
, CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hypotension
shock
respiratory failure
Four respiratory system mechanisms that can lead to acute
respiratory failure are - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔impaired CNS
function
neuromuscular
musculoskeletal
pulmonary dysfunction
The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient with acute
tracheobronchitis. What nursing interventions should be included
in the plan of care? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Increasing fluid
intake to remove secretions
Encouraging the patient to remain in bed
Using cool-vapor therapy to relieve laryngeal and tracheal irritation
The nurse is collecting a sputum culture to identify the causative
organism for a patient with acute tracheobronchitis. What
causative fungal organism does the nurse suspect? - CORRECT
with answers
Hospital-acquired pneumonia develops ___ or more after
admission and does not appear to be incubating at the time of
admission - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔48 hours
In current TB treatment, four first-line medications used are -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rifampin
pyrazynamide
ethambutol
isoniazid
An ___is accumulation of thick, purulent fluid within the with
fibrin development and a loculated area where infection is located -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔empyema
___, ___, and ___ are hallmarks of the severity of atelectasis -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tachypnea
Dyspnea
,Mild to moderate hypoxemia
When a nonfunctioning NG tube allows the gastric contents to
accumulate in the stomach, a condition known as ___ may result -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔silent aspiration
Pneumonia tends to occur in patients with one or more of these five
underlying disorders - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔alcoholism
COPD
AIDS
diabetes
heart failure
Incentive Spirometry
Cough and deep breathing
Oral care
Understanding
Getting out of bed (3x/day)
Head of bed elevated - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ICOUGH
Three severe complications of pneumonia are ___, ___, ___. -
, CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hypotension
shock
respiratory failure
Four respiratory system mechanisms that can lead to acute
respiratory failure are - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔impaired CNS
function
neuromuscular
musculoskeletal
pulmonary dysfunction
The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient with acute
tracheobronchitis. What nursing interventions should be included
in the plan of care? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Increasing fluid
intake to remove secretions
Encouraging the patient to remain in bed
Using cool-vapor therapy to relieve laryngeal and tracheal irritation
The nurse is collecting a sputum culture to identify the causative
organism for a patient with acute tracheobronchitis. What
causative fungal organism does the nurse suspect? - CORRECT
