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NSG 321 – OXYGENATION & RESPIRATORY FUNDAMENTALS EXAM (80 QUESTIONS WITH + ANSWERS & RATIONALES)

NSG 321 EXAM PREP | MOBILITY, POSITIONING, ADLS, FALL PREVENTION QUESTIONS W/ HIGHLIGHTED ANSWERS & RATIONALES

NSG 321 Nursing Fundamentals Exam: Hygiene, Mobility, Infection Control Practice Questions + Detailed Rationales

PREP-U for FINAL: NSG 321 Questions With Complete Solutions

What are clinical situations when an alcohol-based hand rub can be used to decontaminate hands before direct contact with patients after contact with bodily fluids, mucous membranes, nonintact skin, and wound dressings After and before using gloves before inserting urinary catheters, peripheral vascular catheters, or invasive devices that do not require surgical placement before donning sterile gloves prior to an invasive procedure moving from a contaminated body site to a clean body site d...

Which nursing intervention is most likely to prevent respiratory complications such as pneumonia and atelectasis in a postoperative client? use of incentive spirometry (would not be adequate fluid and nutrition) The family members of a dying client have asked for the hospital chaplain's help in having a member of the clergy come to the client's bedside to perform the anointing of the sick. What religion would this be? Roman Catholic A nurse observes that a client who underwent knee surgery ...

Have a good understanding of hypoxia and clinical manifestations. What would you see in the patient? (479t) -Hypoxia: Inadequate oxygenation. Due to obstruction. -CNS: (EARLY) Unexplained apprehension, unexplained restlessness or irritability, unexplained confusion or lethargy, (LATE) unexplained confusion or lethargy, combativeness, coma. -Respiratory: (EARLY) Tachypnea, dyspnea on exertion, (LATE) dyspnea at rest, use of accessory muscles, retraction of intercostal spaces on inspiration, pause...

What are graduated compression stockings? Passive interventions for preventing DVT and Venous stasis. What does R stand for in the RACE fire safety acronym? Rescue anyone in danger. What does A stand for in the RACE fire safety acronym? Activate the fire alarm & notify someone. What does C stand for in the RACE fire safety acronym? Confine the fire by closing the doors & windows. What does E stand for in the RACE fire safety acronym? Evacuate patients & others to safety. What are some safet...

Enteral nutrition giving nutrients into the gastro-intestinal tract through a feeding tube Parenteral nutrition giving nutrients through a catheter inserted into a vein Check residuals in which tube? g-tube How much residual is too much? 500 or 250 x2 What to do if residual is too much? put it back, hold the next feeding, tell the provider When do we flush tube feedings? before AND after feedings and medication administration How long is everything for enteral tube feedings good for? 24 ho...

A patient has been admitted to the hospital due to experiencing vomiting for several days. The cause of the patient's vomiting is unknown. Which of the following interventions should be considered the nurse's priority in providing care for this patient? a. Administration of parenteral antiemetics b. Insertion of an NG tube for suction c. IV replacement of fluid and electrolytes d. Oral administration of broth & tea C What increases a patient's risk for candidiasis (a fungus infection - think...