A patient in the ICU with a history of smoking is having tests performed to assess his respiratory function. Which test would be best for measuring the oxygenation of this patient's blood?
A) SaO2
B) Pulse oximetry
C) End-tidal carbon dioxide
D) pH
A
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The recovery room nurse would assess the patient's respiration effectively by doing which of the following?
A) Placing the palm of the hand at the patient's nose and mouth to feel the exhaled breath B) Visualizing the rise and fall of the patient's abdomen C) Placing the palm of the hand on the patient's abdomen to count the rate D) Visualizing the rise and the fall of the patient's chest
As a part of a malpractice case, the hospital has decided to bring an indemnity claim against a nurse. What is the implication to the nurse?
1. The hospital is released from paying monetary damages to the nurse. 2. The nurse will have to pay monetary damages to the hospital if the hospital wins the claim. 3. The hospital's attorneys must still provide legal services to the nurse. 4. The nurse is required to disclose patient information that the patient believed would be kept confidential between the nurse and the patient.
When conducting a review of systems as part of the health history interview, the nurse notes that the patient is immobile. Which question is the priority when planning hospital care to reduce the risk of impaired skin integrity?
1) "Do you have a pressure-reducing mattress at home?" 2) "How often do you turn the patient?" 3) "What and how often is the patient eating?" 4) "Have you told the doctor that the patient is having problems walking?"
The nurse is providing community education about heart disease. Place the following steps of the cardiac conduction pathway in the order the nurse would present them
1. Action potential moves over the bundle branches 2. Action potential moves through the AV node 3. SA node generates an action potential 4. Action potential travels across the bundle of His 5. Action potential crosses the Purkinje fibers.