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LINDSEY JONES- TMC ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 (VERIFIED ANSWERS) 1. Which is the preferred order to manipulate a mechanical ventilator in order to gradually increase alveolar minute ventilation while limiting MAP? ANSWER - Decrease mechanical deadspace, increase VT, increase RR 2. An air-entrainment jet nebulizer is set at 50%. The respiratory therapist analyzes the oxygen coming from the end of the tubing and finds it is 60%. Which of the following most likely explains this ...

A client presents with a headache and complaining of vision difficulties. Which cranial nerve might be defective in this client? A) VIII (Vestibulocochlear) B) VII (Facial) C) XI (Accessory) D) III (Oculomotor) Answer: D A client presents to the ED with loss of consciousness. The RN evaluates the client using the Glasgow Coma Scale. The results are as follows: Eyes open to speech Abnormal flexion of extremities Use of inappropriate words What would the RN estimate this clie...

Complications of hyperthermia correct answer: -increased metabolic demands -increased oxygen requirements -apnea Why might a HYPERthermic infant be hypotensive? correct answer: They are vasodilated in an attempt to dissipate heat What are three complications of increased insensible water loss? correct answer: HYPERnatremia, dehydration, evaporative heat loss What circumstances would warrant a baby being on an elemental formula? correct answer: Liver disease, short gut syndrome, dy...

Ventilation, Oxygenation, Circulation, and Perfussion. Answer What are the 4 critical life function? RR, Vt, Chest movement, breath sounds, PaCO2, and EtCO2 Answer What vital signs should a RT examine to evaluate ventilation? (6) HR, Color, sensorium, PaO2, and SpO2 Answer What vital signs should a RT examine to evaluate oxygenation? (5) BP, sensorium, temperature, urine output, and hemodynamics Answer What vital signs should a RT examine to evaluate perfusion? (5) HR, heart strength...

80. Daily fluid loss from lungs 81. Daily fluid loss via kidneys 82. A sign of hypocalcemia. Carpal spasm caused by inflating a blood pressure cuff above the client's systolic pressure and leaving it in place for 3 minutes. 83. A patient w/COPD is most likely to have: respiratory acidosis metabolic acidosis respiratory alkalosis metabolic alkalosis 84. A patient w/DKA is most likely to have: respiratory acidosis metabolic acidosis respiratory alkalosis metabolic alkalosis ...

HESI Diagnostic Exam- Integration (Answered)-During a one-to-one session with the nurse, a female admitted for chronic depression and attempted suicide discloses experiences of sexual promiscuity and prostitution. When the nurse asks the client if she was ever sexually abused as a child, the client says, "I don't remember, but my mother ran my father off when I was five." The nurse should recognize that the client may be using which defense mechanism? A. Denial B. Repression C. Regressio...

A nurse is assisting with he care of a client following a left femoral cardiac angiography. Thee nurse should place a sandbag on the client over which of the following areas? - left groin A nurse is reviewing the lab results of a client who is postoperative and has a respiratory rate of 7/min. The arterial blood gas ABG values include: pH 7.22 PaCO2 68 mm Hg base excess -2 PaO2 78 mm Hg oxygen saturation 80% Bicarbonate 28 mEq/L. - respiratory acidosis A nurse is reinforcing discharg...

RN Targeted Medical Surgical Neurosensory and Musculoskeletal Online Practice 2019 Questions and Answers + Rationale A nurse is planning care for a client who has a closed traumatic brain injury from a fall and is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following intervention is the nurse's priority? A. Maintain a PaCO2 of approx. 35 mmHg B. Provide small doses of fentanyl via bolus for pain management C. Measure body temperature every 1-2hr [Correct Ans:- A. Maintain a PaCO2 of a...

- An infant is being mechanically ventilated via a time-cycled, pressure-limited ventilator. Which of the following would occur if PEEP were increased without a corresponding increase in peak pressure? Answer The tidal volume would decrease - A physician requests the respiratory therapist to assess the upper airway function of a patient with a fenestrated tracheostomy tube. The therapist should: Answer Remove the inner cannula, deflate the cuff, plug the outer cannula - A patient receivi...

Exam 2: Module 3 & Module 4- FSCJ 1460C Questions and Answers The nurse assesses a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which finding does the nurse anticipate when inspecting the chest? a. A ratio of 1 : 2 when comparing the side and front views of the chest b. A barrel chest c. A concave shape to the sternum d. A severe lateral curvature of the spine - Answer- b. A barrel chest Which is a goal for a patient with the nursing diagnosis of Impaired Airway Clearance? ...