A patient on mechanical ventilation has an FiO2 setting of 38%. The nurse is reviewing arterial blood gas results and pulse oximetry readings. The nurse is aware that the desired level of oxygen is which of the following?
a. PaO2 greater than 90 mm Hg
b. SpO2 greater than 60%
c. PaO2 greater than 60 mmHg
d. SpO2 greater than 95%
C
A patient on mechanical ventilation ideally has an FiO2 setting less than 40% to maintain PaO2 levels greater than 60 mm Hg and SpO2 levels greater than 90%.
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1. Have the parents leave the area during the procedure. 2. Tell the parents to touch and reassure the toddler during the procedure. 3. Wait until the toddler is asleep to do the procedure. 4. Administer an analgesic 30 minutes before the procedure.
The client refuses a scheduled medication. Documentation on the client's medication administration record (MAR) should be completed:
a. by circling the dosage time and initialing it b. by circling the dosage time, citing the exact reason for withholding the medication, and initialing the entry c. by drawing a diagonal line through the time and initialing it d. by leaving the dosage time blank on the MAR
The nurse is teaching a client who is scheduled to undergo allogeneic bone marrow transplanta-tion. Which statements indicate that the client correctly understands the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. "The surgeon will insert the marrow into my femur bone." b. "Until the marrow transplant takes, I can have visitors." c. "The transplant does not start working immediately." d. "I will need chemotherapy before my transplant." e. "Radiation treatments will begin 2 days after transplantation."
How long is the ovum viable?
A) 2 hours B) 10 hours C) 24 hours D) 72 hours