The pt has been on oxygen therapy at 70% for over 2 days. For which complication must the nurse monitor?
a. oxygen induced hypoventilation
b. hypercarbia
c. oxygen toxicity
d. absorptive atelectasis
Answer: c. oxygen toxicity
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The school nurse recommends that the parents of a student seek help because the student is constantly in trouble and recently has set several small fires on school grounds. The nurse is concerned because the child is manifesting signs of:
1. Conduct disorder. 2. Depression. 3. Oppositional defiant disorder. 4. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Which of the following best describes the goals of nursing case management regardless of setting? (Select all that apply.)
a. Ensure that all clients have a case manager b. Contain costs and control use of services c. Decrease duplication and fragmentation d. Enhance client's quality of life e. Focus on avoiding hospitalization or institutionalization f. Maintain routine communication channels
After cardiac surgery, a child has chest tubes inserted that are attached to an underwater-seal drainage system. You should be prepared to clamp chest tubes when
A) a clot obstructs the tubing. B) a tube becomes disconnected. C) red-stained drainage appears in a tube. D) you sit the child up to help with coughing.
A nurse should be concerned when observing a patient performing isometric exercises if the patient is:
a. holding his or her breath while exerting. b. performing the exercises four times per day. c. tightening each muscle group for 8 seconds, then relaxing. d. repeating each exercise 8 to 10 times for each muscle group.