fundies exam review 12/7 Flashcards
A decrease amount of oxygen in the blood is called?
hypoxia
How do you perform forceful exhalation coughing?
two deep breathes and force out the air quickly
The best time to schedule pustule drainage is?
in the morning when pt arrives before breakfast
Pt has a hx of sinus disorders. What oxygen would you connect?
a humidifier
A pt with copd the tolerable flow rate is?
2-3 liters
Chest percussion
place hands over the thorax
The nurse see’s the pt is having trouble with breathing because his tongue is falling back into his throat. What is the nursing intervention?
put in a pharyngeal airway
How can a nurse determine if a pt with a trach needs suctioning?
auscultate the breath sounds
The nurse recognizes tracheotomy cuff deflation. The pt should have their…
pharynx suctioned first
One of the safety precautions you need to take when a pt is on oxygen (careful with fire/sparks)
asses any equipment in the room for frayed cords
A nurse taking care of a pt with a water seal type drainage that is placed on low suction the nurse sees constant bubbling the nurse should?
document the findings
To keep a pt adequately hydrated is necessary to mobilize respiratory secretions/ thin them
you want the pt to drink 1500 to 2000 ml per day
The pt has a incentive spirometer at the bedside. They need to take
10 slow deep breathes every hour
Pt has emphysema a good physician to facilitate respirations for them is?
sitting upright and forward with their arms supported with an over the bed table
The nurse performing tracheotomy care will…
suction the trach before giving the care
The nurse caring for a pt with a disposable chest drainage system can promote effective
taping all connections within that system
Pulse ox cannot go through what?
jaundice
When you have a cough mechanism its stimulated when?
foreign substances are propelled by the cilia towards the respiratory tract
The multiple causes of hypoxia include…
high altitude, pulmonary fibrosis, and aspirated vomit
Pt is on coumadin. The pt asks the nurse “why do I have to have my blood work done every two weeks. Tell them you are monitoring how long it takes to see how long it takes your blood to clot. What test would you use?
the INR test
The pt is asking the nurse what they mean by a wbc count had a shift to the left. the nurse explains that…
increase in the number of immature wbc’s
Midstream urine. You have a female pt preparing for a ultrasound prior to the procedure the pt needs to…
drink a liter of water
Determine if a pt is claustrophobic before?
an MRI
Prior to the nurse transporting a pt to a MRI it is essential for the nurse to asses the pt for?
any metal
A pt is scheduled for a cardiac cath. It will show
oxygen concentration at various sites
Avoid caffeine before a cardiac stress 5est
Pt comes back before endoscopy pt wants a drink
check the return of gag and reflexes
The pt has a colonoscopy scheduled the next day. the pt can have
lime jello
This is have a cystoscopy done they have a Foley catheter in place its okay if they come back with
pink tinged urine
Pt is getting a polyp removed expect
very small amount of bleeding
Pt is having a GI procedure done you have to give them a series of enemas. the electrolytes that needs to be assessed is…
potassium and sodium
A blood glucose and the nurse selects a puncture site
she wants to choose a right angle to the finger print lines
Wipe away the first drop of blood when taking…
blood glucose
The nurse is getting a wound culture she wants to make sure she places the swab in the culture tube without…
touching the sides
The pt is going for an angiography check for?
bleeding at that insertion site
The statement made by a pt that would delay a CAT scan would be if the pt said
I jut started on Metforman
The nurse evaluates a prothrombin time PT INR for a pt taking heparin the nurses initial action should be?
check the doctors orders
A major concern for a 86 year old who has been NPO for 8 hours for diagnostic test would be?
check his hydration status
A pt is having a MRI for a knee injury. he c/o burning in his upper thigh it is because of the
trace metals in his ink in tattoos
24 hour urine specimen empty your bladder into the toilet and begin
timing the collection after they void
The nurse is aware pt’s that are not candidates for a MRI are pt’s with…
with a pacemaker and/or a hip replacement
Pt is having a colonoscopy the nurse tells the pt that they need to stop taking their…
iron three days prior to the test
