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The nurse is assessing a newly intubated patient and detects normal breath sounds on the right side of the patient's chest and diminished, distant breath sounds on the left side of the chest. What likely cause for these clinical signs should the nurse suspect?A. inadequate mechanical ventilationB. Intubation in the right mainstream bronchusC. Left hemothoraxD. Right hemothorax
A nurse is caring for a client who presented to the emergency department with an acute asthma exacerbation. The respiratory rate is 36 breaths/min, and a pulse oximeter is 85% on room air with accessory muscle use to breathe. The nurse placed the client on oxygen 4 liters nasal cannula. The arterial blood gas (ABG) is as follows: pH: 7.28, PaCO2: 50 mm Hg, PaO2: 75 mm Hg, and HCO3: 26 mEq/L. Which of the following treatments is the nurse's highest priority? A) Administer bronchodilators B) Administer sodium bicarbonate Administer methylprednisolone (D) Perform a chest x-ray
What action does the nurse perform to follow safe techniquewhen using a portable oxygen cylinder?a. Checking the amount of oxygen in the cylinder beforeusing itb. Using a cylinder for a patient transfer that indicatesavailable oxygen is 500 psic. Placing the oxygen cylinder on the stretcher next to thepatientd. Discontinuing oxygen flow by turning cylinder keycounterclockwise until tight
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