A patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is receiving an inhaled bronchodilator. What nursing assessment indicates the most important expected outcome of the bronchodilator for this patient?
A) Decreased audible wheezing
B) Slight tachycardia during treatment
C) Increase in mucus suctioned
D) Reduction of peak airway pressure
D
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The nurse is assessing the client who is on a mechanical ventilator. A priority assessment for this client is:
1. assessing pedal pulses. 2. providing dehumidified oxygen. 3. using hand signals to communicate with the client. 4. ensuring that the endotracheal tube is secured.
When critiquing a research study's theoretical framework, the nurse should keep in mind which information? (Select all that apply.)
a. Theoretical frameworks guide hypothesis formulation in qualitative and quantitative research studies. b. Theoretical frameworks can be implicitly or explicitly stated in a research report. c. A theoretical framework of a nursing research study must be based on nursing theories or models. d. A theoretical framework may not be identified in all types of nursing research.
In caring for the client with hypokalemia, the nurse's highest priority is to:
a. provide adequate oral fluid intake. c. administer supplemental sodium. b. position to increase circulation. d. monitor for cardiac dysrhythmia.
It is most important that the nurse ask a patient admitted with acute glomerulonephritis about
a. history of kidney stones. b. recent sore throat and fever. c. history of high blood pressure. d. frequency of bladder infections.