A patient is having a spirometry measurement done and asks the healthcare professional to explain this test. What response by the professional is best?
a. To evaluate the cause of hypoxia
b. To measure the volume and flow rate during forced expiration
c. To measure the gas diffusion rate at the alveolocapillary membrane
d. To determine pH and oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations
Answer: b. To measure the volume and flow rate during forced expiration
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1. A support person who will encourage her to ‘get over' the grief quickly. 2. The need to allow oneself periods of time to feel the grief completely. 3. The need to find reasons for going on with life. 4. The need to acknowledge the reality of the loved one's death. 5. Maintaining a relationship with the deceased person as part of the past.
The nurse calculates the PaO2/FiO2 ratio for the following values: PaO2 is 78 mm Hg; FiO2 is 0.6 (60%)
a. 46.8; meets criteria for ARDS b. 130; meets criteria for ARDS c. 468; normal lung function d. Not enough data to compute the ratio
You are teaching a client the basics of hand washing. You know the client understands your teaching when he or she says:
1. "I should use antibacterial soap, wash my hands for 1 minute, and use a cloth towel that I keep at the side of the sink to dry my hands." 2. "Rinsing my hands is sufficient for washing at home." 3. "I should use regular soap and scrub my hands vigorously for 30 seconds." 4. "I should keep bar soap by every sink."
The client is being treated for severe pain with opioid analgesics. The pain has neuropathic qualities. The nurse chooses a prn order for which type of analgesic to aid the client's pain management?
1. Adjuvant analgesics 2. Nonopioid analgesics 3. Parenteral opioids 4. Patient-controlled analgesics