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what are some things the RN assesses during the intiial intake?

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onset, severity, etc

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what are some things to keep in mind about vaccines?

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vaccines that are not taken in childhood can contribute to adult respiratory issues

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why should we be looking at the skin?

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if the person is cyanotic, we can then hypothesize about their oxygen intake/saturation

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how do we assess our patients with darker skin?

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look at their mouth

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5
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how does one ascultate the breath and lung sounds?

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in a zig zag paattern, making sure you get the sides of the rib cage

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6
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when is the best time to take a sputum culture and why?

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morning time because the patient is free of food and we can get a relatively clear sample

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what does it mean to do blood cultures x2

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we do blood cultures in 2 spots to ensure that our primary site was not contaminated

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why is it important to detect early with respiratory disorders?

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early detection can save on unnecessary complications with disorders

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9
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is the common cold a highly infectious disease that requires hospitalization and iv ABX?

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no. it is mainly caused by the influenza virus, and this can be saved by VACCINATIONS, and ANTIVIRALS

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what is epistaxis?

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hemorrhage from the nose

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why is epistaxis serious?

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it can result in loss of airway and extreme loss of blood

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what is going to be the medical management of epistaxis?

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pinching the nose, tilting the head back, and administering phenylephrine (afrin) for its vasoconstriction

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13
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what are some complications associated with upper respiratory infections?

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hemorrhage, sepsis, etc

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14
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what should we make sure we assess when thinking about upper respiratory infections?

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assessing the mouth, throat, etc

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what are some nursing interventions that we can use to help relieve our patients with upper respiratory infeciotns?

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ice packs, elevating hob, gargling, analgesics, topicals, etc

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what is the RN’s number 1 priority when it comes to treating patients with upper respiratory infections?

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maintaining a patent airway

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what are some important things to teach our patient when it comes to preventing infections?

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vaccines and hand hygiene

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18
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what is atelectasis?

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a collapse of the alveoli in the lungs

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19
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when is the client most at risk for the collapse of the alveoli?

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usually during post op?

20
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what are some things that we can do to prevent atelectasis?

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turning, good ambulaiton, using the incentive spirimoter

21
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what is obstructive sleep apnea?

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when the pt has trouble getting air to their body during the night due to an airway obstruciton

22
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what are some manifestations of sleep apnea?

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snoring, daytime drowsiness, loss of breathing for >10 secs

23
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what are some things that the nurse can teach the patient about with sleep apnea?

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to stay away from things like smoking and alcohol, to try to reduce their comorbitities, to be COMPLIANT with their cpap and bipap

24
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how do we define community acquired pneumonia?

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when the pneumonia is acquired in the community setting or 48 hours after the hospitilization

25
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how are we defining hospital acquired pneumonia?

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when the pneumonia is contracted 48 hrs after hospitilization

26
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what is a reason that the person may have Hospital acquired pneumonia?

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the person may have been exposed to multiple antimicrobial treatments, thus leaving their immune system susceptible to the pneumonia

27
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what are some manifestations of pneumonia?

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cough, dyspnea, confusion

28
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what is confusion in our clients with pneumonia caused by?

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hypoxia

29
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what are some diagnostic things that we can do for our patients with pneumonia?

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cxr, blood cultures, abg, bronchoscopy

30
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what can we do to prevent pneumonia?

A

VACCINATION

31
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what are going to be some of the medical management for the patient experiencing penumonia?

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the appropriate abx, oxygen(if indicated for hypoxia), fluids possibly

32
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what are some nursing interventions that we can do for the pneumonia pt?

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place them in high fowlers, encourage coughing, encourage incentive spiromiter?

33
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why do we encourage coughing with our pneumonia pts?

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to clear secretions

34
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what is the ammount of fluid intake our pts with pneumnonia should be intaking?

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2-3L/day if not containdicated

35
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what is the severity like for a person experiencing covid 19 infeciton?

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they can range from asymptomatic to severe

36
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can atelectasis occur from sars cov2?

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yes! the collapse of the alveoli is serious and can occur from covid 19

37
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when thinking about the connection of hypoxemia and sars cov-2, what is going to be the connection there?

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the hypoxemia is going to be a lingering affect

38
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what is aspiration pnemonia?

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when foreign objects, often food, makes it into the lungs via the trachea

39
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what are some nursing interventions we can do to prevent aspiration pneumonia?

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hob elevated, food in small bites, check the pt’s mouth before feeding, etc

40
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what is rifmapin used for?

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tberculosis

41
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what should we keep in mind with rifampin as it pertains to bodily fluids?

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they will be red to orange

42
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what is a lung abcess?

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a pocket of puss that forms due to an in infection

43
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what are some symptoms of lung abcess?

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cough, dyspnea, foul sputum

44
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what are some diagnostics we can do for a lung abcess?

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cxr, sputum sample

45
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what is a pleural effusion?

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when fluid collects in the pleural space

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