Exam 3: NUR201 / NUR 201 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct | Grade A - Fortis

Exam 3: NUR201 / NUR 201 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct | Grade A - Fortis Question: What is empiric antibiotic therapy? Answer: give antibiotic therapy before we get cultures back. (don't wait 24-48 hours) don't have the right answer but using our best guess. Question: What kind of objective data would you expect when assessing a patient with pneumonia? Answer: cough, auscultate lungs hear crackles wheezes, increased respiration, tachycardia, accessory muscle use, Decreased O2 SATS, Labs: sputum culture, ABG's, WBC increased. Question: How do you treat pneumonia? Answer: oxygen, antibiotics, fluids, breathing treatments, pneumonia vaccine, symptom management Question: aspiration pneumonia Answer: caused by foreign matter that is inhaled into the lungs Treatment: Thicken liquids, positioning and diet