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A nurse cares for a patient who had a chest tube placed six hours ago and refuses to take deep breaths because of the pain. What action should the nurse take?
Select one answer.
A patient is on a ventilator and is sedated.
What care may the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Select one answer.
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A nurse is caring for a patient on mechanical ventilation and finds the patient agitated and thrashing about.
What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
Select one answer.
A patient has been brought to the emergency department with a life-threatening chest injury.
What action by the nurse takes priority?
Select one answer.
A patient in the emergency department has dyspnea, asymmetrical chest expansion, and an oxygen saturation of 90%. A chest X-ray shows a collapsed lung and blood accumulation in the pleural space.
What is the correct diagnosis?
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A patient in the emergency department has dyspnea, asymmetrical chest expansion, and an oxygen saturation of 90%. A chest X-ray shows a collapsed lung and blood accumulation in the pleural space.
What is the correct diagnosis?
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A patient has a pulmonary embolism and is started on oxygen.
The student nurse asks, "What are the risk factors for a pulmonary embolism?" Which of the following is not a correct answer?
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A nurse is caring for five patients.
For which patients should the nurse assess a high risk for developing a pulmonary embolism (PE)? Select all three that apply.
(Select All that Apply.)
A patient with a new pulmonary embolism (PE) is anxious.
What nursing actions are most appropriate? Select all that apply.
(Select All that Apply.)
The nurse is assessing a patient who has a pulmonary embolism.
Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to find?
Select one answer.
A nurse is reviewing orders for a patient who has acute dyspnea and diaphoresis.
The patient states she is anxious and is unable to get enough air.
Her vital signs are heart rate 117 bpm, respirations 38 breaths/min, temperature 38.4 °C, and BP 110/54 mmHg.
Which of the following nursing actions is the priority?
Select one answer.
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Continue with another Nu 390 Med Surg Proctored Exam, Nursing of the Adult 2(Sjcme College) Practice Questions practice set and review explanations at your own pace.
Continue with another Nu 390 Med Surg Proctored Exam, Nursing of the Adult 2(Sjcme College) Practice Questions practice set and review explanations at your own pace.
Continue with another Nu 390 Med Surg Proctored Exam, Nursing of the Adult 2(Sjcme College) Practice Questions practice set and review explanations at your own pace.
Continue with another Nu 390 Med Surg Proctored Exam, Nursing of the Adult 2(Sjcme College) Practice Questions practice set and review explanations at your own pace.