Your patient is ordered an EKG upon admission to the hospital. She is very scared and states she has never had one of these diagnostic tests before. Which answer is most appropriate by the nurse regarding EKG.

Your patient is ordered an EKG upon admission to the hospital. She is very scared and states she has never had one of these diagnostic tests before. Which answer is most appropriate by the nurse regarding EKG.

MA is a 85 year old female who is admited to the hospital with Pneumonia. Education has begun on proper breathing techniques to expand lung volume as much as possible and allow for proper oxygen blood exchange within the alveoli. Which device will help her achieve this as educated by the nurse?

A nurse is assessing the breath sounds of a newborn. Which sound is an expected finding for this developmental level?

MK is admited with COPD exacerbation. Your nursing care plan reads Impaired Gas Exchange, related to smoking 1 PPD of cigaretes. AED pursed lip breathing shortness of breath. Which is the best expected outcome for this diagnosis.

Respiratory Therapy has an order to perform chest physiotherapy on your patient who has COPD. Your patient’s lung sounds are diminished, but free of secretions. What should the proper response be from the nurse to the respiratory therapist:

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.

At the end of shift, you are calculating intake and output on your pat lent who was admited for a non- emergent gall bladder removal. She is alert and oriented and able to recall the amount of fluid she has drank all day. You can calculate the amount of IV fluids administered. Her intake is 2500ml and her output is 1200ml from a catheter bag. You realize she is not excreting enough urine me for water she is taking in. What is the most appropriate next step to determine if she is retaining water? 

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which arterial blood gas data does the nurse anticipate finding in this patient?

The nurse is caring for a client who recently had surgery on her left hip. What should be the priority teaching for the patient after surgery to prevent complications?

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?