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ECU NURS 4510 Capstone exam 2 (oncology, cardiac, neruo) Questions With Complete Solutions

A self-employed auto mechanic is diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning. Admission vital signs are blood pressure 90/42 mm Hg, pulse 84/min, respirations 24/min, and oxygen saturation 94% on room air. What is the nurse's priority action? Administer 100% oxygen using a non-rebeather mask with flow rate of 15 L/min. The purpose of hemoglobin (Hgb) is to pick up oxygen in the lungs and deliver it to the tissues. It must be able to pick up oxygen and release it in the right places. Carbon monoxid...

ECU NURS 4510 Capstone exam 2 (oncology, cardiac, neruo)questions with answers 2024

The nurse is caring for a client with a severe burn who is scheduled for an autograft to be placed on the lower extremity. The nurse creates a postoperative plan of care for the client and should include which intervention in the plan? 1. Maintain the client in a prone position. 2. Elevate and immobilize the grafted extremity. 3. Maintain the grafted extremity in a flat position. 4. Keep the grafted extremity covered with a blanket. 2. Elevate and immobilize the grafted extremity. Autografts pla...

Twenty people attended a church picnic the previous weekend. By Monday, four individuals exhibited symptoms of food poisoning. On Tuesday, the nurse in community health records the addition of two new cases. The incidence rate would be: A. two new cases divided by 16 at risk. B. two new cases divided by 20. C. six cases divided by 20. D. four cases divided by 16. A. two new cases divided by 16 at risk. Which is one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States? A. Chronic obstructive...

What is the function of the gallbladder It's stores bile, it's stores all the things that the liver makes How does bile travel Well is made by the liver then moved to the gallbladder where it's stored then moves into the duo denim What happens when we eat Bile is released by the gallbladder to digest fats, proteins, carbs What does the pancreas do Releases digestive enzymes Fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K The pancreas has the biggest role for digestion What are two locations that gallston...

Thermal Burns: Cause? What are cold thermal injuries? - caused by: flame, flash, scald, contact w/ hot objects - cold thermal injuries = frostbite What do we do for frostbite? (2) - don't want to cool it down, want to gradually rewarm the pt - will sometimes use heparin to try to break up microclots Electrical burns? (5) What can cause them? (3) - probably going to have more injury to the body. - nerves and blood vessels have least resistance to electricity and it's going to follow that leas...

A client who has endocarditis with vegetation on the mitral valve suddenly reports severe left foot pain. You note that no pulse is palpable in the left foot and that it is cold and pale. Which action should you take next? A. Lower the client's left foot below heart level. B. Administer oxygen at 4 L/min to the client. C. Notify the client's physician about the change in status. D. Reassure the client that embolization is common in endocarditis. C While working on the cardiac step-down unit,...

The patient with pulmonary fibrosis has hypoxemia during exercise but not at rest. To plan patient care, the nurse identifies the patient is experiencing which physiologic mechanism of respiratory failure? A. Diffusion limitation B. Intrapulmonary shunt C. Alveolar hypoventilation D. Ventilation-perfusion mismatch A. The patient with pulmonary fibrosis has a thickened alveolar-capillary interface that slows gas transport, so hypoxemia is more likely during exercise than at rest. Intrapulmonary ...