The nurse provides care for the client with an asthma crisis experiencing hypoxia. Which lung sound would the nurse expect to auscultate on the physical assessment?

Albuterol is prescribed for a 79-year-old male patient with severe COPD and Asthma You notice that he is having difficulty timing inhalation to receive the maximum dose of Albuterol. You give him a device to atach to the end of the Albuterol Inhaler called an aero chamber. You then educate him to before pumping the medication into the chamber.

The nurse is working in the intensive care unit and has just received lab results for her patients. Which of the following are considered electrolyte imbalances? (Select all That Apply)

You are setting up a room for your patient that has a new tracheostomy. Select all of the equipment you need bring with to ensure patient is safe should the tracheostomy become dislodged:

A client with a chest tube wishes to ambulate to the bathroom. What is the appropriate nursing response?

The nurse is obtaining a pulse oximetry reading for a client admited with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When observing a reading of 91%. what action should the nurse perform?

Coughing and Deep breathing is taught to a patient to prevent recurrent pneumonia. She is educated to breathe in deeply first to over expand lung volume: this is called what?

The nurse is working on a cardiac unit with several patients who have intravenous access lines. The nurse identifies the following are considered central venous catheters: (Select All That Apply)

Patient MK is admited with Atrial Fibrillation an irregular heart rhythm. She is also complaining of muscle cramps to her legs and that she started a new diuretic last week. What lab value are you most likely to find on her Complete Metabolic Panel?

The poison control nurse receives a call from the caregiver of a young school age child who may have ingested a poisonous substance. Which is the priority response by the nurse?

During a Cardiac Stress test, a patient complains of chest pain while running The chest pain subsides when he stops running and is relaxed. The patient is diagnosed with Stable angina and is given education by the nurse. He understands the lack of muscles is causing stable angina during exercise.