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1. George Brown‚ 72 years of age‚ is a male patient who is admitted with the diagnosis of acute pulmonary edema secondary to acute left ventricular heart failure. The patient has a history of coronary artery disease that has been treated medically. The patient is anxious‚ pale‚ cold‚ clammy‚ and dyspneic. The vital signs are: blood pressure 88/50 mm Hg‚ heart rate 110 bpm‚ respiratory rate 32 breaths/min‚ and temperature 97°F. There are bubbling crackles and wheezing throughout the lung fields and
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Lesson 6-C PPE‚ Assessment‚ Sterile Gloving‚ and Vital Signs (Pulse/Blood Pressure) Hypoxemia- reduced oxygen in the blood Airway obstruction- tongue‚ secretions (jaw thrust forward‚ oral airway if unconscious) Hypoventilation- not breathing well (pain‚ drugs) Secretions-trachea damaged and more mucus secreted Vomit-tilt head to side‚ lower head of bed‚ suction‚ basin Yonkers-suctioning equipment specific to mouth suctioning Interventions- Assessment-continuous Position- semi fowler
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Focus Questions #1 1. Relate each client’s current manifestations to the pathophysiology of shock to determine what type of shock the client could be experiencing. Shock is a syndrome characterized by decreased tissue perfusion and impaired cellular metabolism. The patient Richard Tanner has been admitted to the CCU for r/o myocardial infarction. The patient has not prior history of cardiac problems though he has been treated for the last 5 years for cholesterol totaling 285 (HDL 35‚ LDL 212)
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Edition). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. Taber’s Cyclopedia Medical Dictionary (21st Ed.). (2009) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company Van Leeuwen‚ A.M.‚ Kranpitz‚ T.R.‚ & Smith‚ L. (2011). Davis’s Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications (Fourth Edition). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. Clostridium Difficile (2012) Retrieved from www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html) End of Life: Helping with Comfort and Care. (2010). Retrieved 3/25/12 from www
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and Diagnostic Tests * Labs * Electrolytes * K (important) and Na * Hemoglobin and hematocrit * BUN and creatinine * Kidneys – your kidneys help your pH balance (increase puts more stress on heart because there is more Cr in the blood) * Type and cross match * Cardiac markers * Urinalysis * PT‚ PTT‚ INR platelet counts * Because of blood thinners (PT and Coumadin & PTT and heparin) * Diagnostic tests * Chest
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1. The nurse checks for placement of a nasogastric tube before beginning tube feeding for a client. Which of the following results would indicate to the RN that the tube feeding can begin? The PH of the contents removed from the NG tube is 3 (stomach acid contents are acidic) 2. The nurse in an outpatient clinic teaches a client with right-sided weakness to walk down stairs using a cane. What behavior would indicate by the client that teaching was successful? The client leads with the cane
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Ch. 56-61 (cont) Head Injury -trauma to head‚ including chg in LOC -traumatic brain injury= incr potential for poor outcome -immediately after‚ 2h after‚ 3 wk after‚ death common -*abnormal motor reflex‚ alt eye mvmt‚ hypotension= hypoxia= decr O2 in brain‚ incr ICP greater than 20 GCS measures speech‚ eye‚ motor -if greater than 8= 90% chance recov -if less than 8= 30-70% chance recov Scalp lac- most common type‚ profuse bld‚ complication is infx -skull fx- linear‚ depressed‚ simple
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MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: List 4 common symptoms of pneumonia the Tachypnea‚ fever with chills‚ productive cough‚ nurse might note on a physical exam. bronchial breath sounds. State 4 nursing interventions for assisting Deep breathing‚ fluid intake increased to 3 liters/ the client to cough productively. day‚ use humidity to loosen secretions‚ suction airway to stimulate coughing. What symptoms of pneumonia might the nurse expect to see
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Med-Surg Success A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking Med-Surg Success KATHRYN CADENHEAD COLGROVE RN‚ MS‚ CNS‚ OCN Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman‚ Texas A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking JUDY CALLICOATT RN‚ MS‚ CNS Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman‚ Texas Consultant: Ray A. Hargrove-Huttel RN‚ PhD Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman‚ Texas F. A. Davis Company 1915 Arch Street Philadelphia‚ PA 19103 www.fadavis
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