The patient is receiving supplemental oxygen therapy. What finding would be most indicative of a life-threatening complication of oxygen therapy?
A) Increased somnolence
B) Eupneic respirations
C) SaO2 100%
D) Skin irritation under mask
A
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A) True B) False
A client is recovering from a cerebral bleed which is placing pressure on the hypothalamus. Which of the following will the nurse most likely assess in this client?
1. Variations in body temperature 2. Blindness 3. Alteration in speech 4. Uncoordinated body movements
Which receptor type is found at the ganglionic synapse of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems?
1. Alpha receptors 2. Muscarinic 3. Nicotinic 4. Beta receptors
Due to time constraints, the nurse manager has not adequately monitored for quality improvement following the recent organization-wide change to a new patient-controlled analgesic pump
Which of the following responses by the staff nurses can be expected? 1. "The change to the new PCA pumps is really going well." 2. "I can't get anyone to tell me how to clear the pump without going through five different steps. It seems to take forever." 3. "It sounds like the change is costing the organization a lot less money to rent the pumps." 4. "The nurse manager said that the new pumps are saving the nurses an average of 7 minutes throughout their day."