Clinical Nursing Skills and Technique

Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 11th Edition TEST BANK
by Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter
oxygen therapy - ANSWER:the administration of supplement oxygen.

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

in patients with chronic pulmonary disease oxygen therapy increases -
ANSWER:patients risk for elevated carbon dioxide in the blood hypercarbia

For safety always know the patients - ANSWER:normal range of vital signs and pulse
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