NRS

Dyspnea- first actions

• Provide oxygen

• Elevate HOB

• Check vitals

• Auscultate lungs

Bronchoscopy procedures

• Monitor respiratory status

• Assess gag reflex

• Fever

• Sore throat is normal

• Administered oxygen

Interventions for COPD

• Administered 5 L of oxygen

• Group personal activities together

• Check gag reflex

• Check for hyperoxia

TB skin test exposure

• 10 mm bump

• Cool to the touch

• No bump is present

• 5-6 mm bump

What medicine can adverse the effects of opioids in respiratory clients

• Ibuprofen

• Naloxone

• Mophine

• Furosemide

Suctioning a client

• Suction for 20 seconds

• Rotate suction

• Hyperoxygenate before procedure

• Suction down and up

What underlying diagnosis puts this patient at increased risk for pneumonia?

• COPD

• Hypercholesterolemia

• HTN

• GERD

What, in this patient's history, may be contributing factors to his SOB? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• Hypertension

• Left sided heart failure

• right sided heart failure

• COPD

• NKDA

AB experiences a sudden hypoxic episode when ambulating. His O2sat drops to 82% on 2 L NC and his respiratory rate increases to 40 bpm.

During the hypoxic episode, what would be the priority nursing intervention?

• Administer pain medication and call the pharmacist.

• Start another IV and call the nurse manager.

• Administer additional oxygen via a non-rebreather mask and call the physician.

• Reassure the patient and family.

The physician orders furosemide 40 mg IV daily. Available is a vial containing 20mg/ml. How many ml will the nurse administer?

• 4ml

• 2ml

• 1ml

• 0.5 ml