NUR 185 test 1 Hondros exam (100% correct and graded A+)

Nurse admits patient to med surg unit. Resp rate of 38. Patient using chest muscles to breathe, pulse ox of 87 on room air, pink frothy sputum. What intervention would you implement first? - O2 at 2 Liters/Min Caring for pt. who is intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation. What action by the nurse would decrease the patient's incidence of developing ventilator associated pneumonia? - Put head of bed at 30-45 degrees. The nurse is administering acetylcysteine (muca-mist) as nebulizer treatment to patient. Which should the nurse have available for adverse effect on the patient? - Suction equipment Patient coming in with SOB and resp. rate of 32. ABG results PH 7.3 (acid), Co2-50 Bicarb-28, PO2-70 Resp. Acidosis, what orders do you anticipate carrying out? - Apply O2 and give med-neb treatment. You have 4 patients in a long term care facility. Which would you check first? - COPD patient with resp rate of 30, O2 of 87 and on 3 Liters of O2 complaining of dyspnea. Caring for newly intubated patient getting mechanical ventilation. Pt.'s wife was not at hosp. when this occurred. Wife appears angry and states