Rhonda, a nurse practitioner auscultates the patient’s heart but cannot hear the sounds clearly because the patient is listening to some music on spotify.  Rhonda should do which of the following

The charge nurse is making room assignments for clients who are expected today. There is one private room available on the unit to accommodate a client who needs airborne precautions. Which of the following clients should be assigned to this room?

Match the following terms on the left with those on the right.

Interpret the following arterial blood gases result and indicate which issue is present based on these results: pH            7.50 pCO2       25 HCO3       25

Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse report to the charge nurse immediately?

As CO2  rises, chemoreceptors send signals to the _____________________ to ____________________ventilation.   

Your one minute Apgar is 1. The neonates five minute Apgar is 3 (2 for heart rate, 1 for color). You have intubated the infant with 3.5 endotracheal tube and providing ventilation with a PIP of 24, a PEEP of 5, and a rate of 40. The OB notes a true knot in the umbilical cord. The cord pH is 7.01. The infant is transferred to the NICU. Your first ABG reveals: 6.9/40/35/14/-16   How would you  interpret this ABG?

A student nurse is reviewing a clinical assignment with the instructor. The patient is a 77-year-old female with kyphosis, CHF, and COPD.  The student correctly verbalizes understanding of the cardiac and pulmonary relationship when he explains to his instructor which of the following?

A nurse in an emergency department is assisting with the care of a client who is unconscious and has trauma to multiple systems following a motor vehicle crash. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?  

Interpret the following arterial blood gases result and indicate which issue is present based on these results: pH          7.25 pCO2        47  HCO3       26