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Exam 2: NUR265 / NUR 265 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Advanced Concepts of Medical–Surgical Nursing Exam Review | Grade A | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Galen Q: What should be done when a patient is in respiratory distress? Answer: *Call for help, disconnect the vent, start bagging the patient, then reassess* Q: What are ways to prevent VAP? Answer: *Remove water from circuits* *HOB up to 30 degrees* Turn Q2h Suction Oral care Q2H Prevent aspiration Lip moisturizer Percussio...

Exam 2: NUR265 / NUR 265 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Advanced Concepts of Medical–Surgical Nursing Exam Review | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Galen Q: What are the S/S of a pneumothorax? Answer: SOB Tachy shallow resp asymetrical raise & fall of chest nagging cough cyanosis trachea slanted air hungry Q: What is a bronchoscopy? Answer: Insertion of a tube in the airways to view structures and obtain tissue samples Q: What is a pulmonary embolism? Answer: b...

NUR 265 Exam 2 How is an ET tube placement confirmed? - Correct Answer -From first to last ETCO2 20-40mmHg Chest symmetry Listen to left/right/abdomen Chest X-Ray Describe the A/C vent mode. - Correct Answer -The vent does everything for the patient. It delivers a set amount of breaths per minute Describe SIMV vent mode. - Correct Answer -The pt attempts to breath and the vent assists with their breaths What are the different ventilator settings? - Correct Answer -Mode FiO2 Rate Tida...

NUR 265 Exam 2 Study Guide & Exams Questions and Answers Lungs Physiology • 2 Pleural, 1 attached to outside of lungs and 1 attached to inside of ribs. ● Space between the 2 pleural is negative to atmosphere ● When inhale becomes more positive and atmosphere more negative. Exhaling is passive ● Most of lower lobes are posterior, must listen to lungs posteriorly ● Breath sounds o Bronchial: High pitched & loud, normal in tracheal & larynx o Broncho-vesicular: Moderate pitched &...

NUR265/ NUR 265 Exam 2: (2024/ 2025 Update) Advanced Med-Surg Review | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Galen Q: HIT heparin induced thrombocytopenia - dec in platelets - monitor PTT, CBC Q: Acute Respiratory Failure Answer: Cause: PE, infection, V/Q mismatch Sxs: Resp Acidosis, dyspnea, dec O2, tachycardia, tachypnea Tx: oxygen, sit them up, bipap, bronchodilators, steroid, turn, inc fluids, postural drainage, PaO2: <60 PaCO2: >45 SaO2: <9...

- Dyspnea, sudden onset, sharp stabbing chest pain, restlessness, impending doom, cough, Hemoptysis, Tachypnea, crackles, plural friction rub, s2 or s4 heart sound, tachycardia, low-grade fever, diaphoresis, petechiae over the chest and axillae, decreased SaO2 - Signs and sx of pulmonary embolism - High D-Dimer - DVT, PE, DIC labs all have - BNP, D dimer, metabolic panel, troponin - Labs to draw for pulmonary embolus - pulmonary angiography - Diagnostic test for PE - Yes. - Does the ...

NUR 265 EXAM 2 - exam 2 (Galen College of Nursing NUR 265 EXAM 2 - exam 2 (Galen College of Nursing

What is pleural effusion? - accumulation of fluid in the pleural space What are some s/s of pleural effusion? - diminished lung sounds decreased o2 increased RR tachy anxiety friction rub How is pleural effusion dx'ed? - x-ray How is pleural effusion treated? - thoracentesis What is thoracentesis? - Insertion of a large bore needle through the chest wall into the pleural space to remove pleural fluid/air What position should the pt be in for a thoracentesis? - sitting up & leaning ov...

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