CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND
TECHNIQUES CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+

●● Hypoxia
Answer: a condition in which there is insufficient oxygen to meet the
metabolic demands at the tissues and cells.


●● Signs and symptoms of hypoxia are
Answer: apprehension, restlessness, inability to concentrate, decreased
level of consciousness, dizziness, and behavioral changes


●● Hemoglobin (Hgb)
Answer: is the carrier of respiratory gases, oxygen, and carbon dioxide


●● decreased hemoglobin levels reduce the amount of
Answer: oxygen transported to the cells and carbon dioxide transported
away from the cells


●● hemoglobin levels and acid-base Status directly affect
Answer: oxygenation

, ●● acidemia
Answer: increases the ability of hemoglobin to release oxygen to tissues


●● alkalemia decreases the ability
Answer: of hemoglobin to release oxygen to the tissue


●● contraindications to oxygen therapies include
Answer: those that increase the patient's risk for respiratory failure


●● risk for respiratory failure include those with
Answer: congenital heart defects and chronic pulmonary diseases,
should receive oxygen sparingly


●● In patients with congenital heart defects, oxygen affects
Answer: blood flow through the heart and lungs.


●● Hypercarbia (hypercapnia)
Answer: accumulation of carbon dioxide in the blood


●● what type of patients should receive oxygen sparingly
Answer: congenital heart defects and chronic pulmonary disease patients