The nurse explains to the person with pneumonia in the left lung that being positioned in the "good lung down" offers the advantage of (select all that apply):
a. PaO2 rising in the good lung.
b. blood flow to "bad lung" being increased.
c. the dependent lung being better perfused.
d. dyspnea disappearing.
e. decreased hypoxia.
ANS: A, C, E
The "good lung down" position increases the PaO2 in the good lung and also allows for better perfusion, consequently decreasing hypoxia, although dyspnea may still be evident.
You might also like to view...
For which of the following patients who had a hip fracture would the acute care nurse request a home health aide on discharge?
1. The patient is married and has a laundry room on the first floor. 2. The patient is single and has a bedroom in a rooming house. 3. The patient lives in a college dormitory but is going home to stay with her parents. 4. The patient is going to stay with her daughter and son-in-law at their one-story home.
Three patients arrive at the free clinic in need of the same medication, but there is only enough in stock for one person
The nurse in charge of the clinic asks herself, "Who needs this medicine most?" This question suggests which of the following? a. The nurse is utilizing a material rule of distributive justice to make her decision. b. Decisions about how to distribute scarce medications are capricious. c. The nurse should collaborate with the clinic physician when she makes this type of decision. d. There are no rules regulating distribution of scarce medications in this facility.
A 49-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) is to begin treatment with glatiramer acetate (Copaxone). Which information will the nurse include in patient teaching?
a. Recommendation to drink at least 4 L of fluid daily b. Need to avoid driving or operating heavy machinery c. How to draw up and administer injections of the medication d. Use of contraceptive methods other than oral contraceptives
The nurse, providing care to an unresponsive ventilated patient, is using unintentional distractions. What is the nurse doing when providing care? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Singing 2. Humming 3. Joking 4. Talking to a colleague 5. Apologizing for causing pain