Case Study – D.P. During morning rounds, a nurse aide calls…
Case Study – D.P. During morning rounds, a nurse aide calls the nurse to the room of D.P., a patient admitted for an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), because the patient’s oxygen saturation has dropped. When the nurse arrives, the patient is lying in bed with a furrowed brow and one arm braced across the chest, appearing visibly anxious and dyspneic (see image below). SOB patient.png Current vital signs: Blood pressure: 134/84 mm Hg Heart rate: 90 bpm Respiratory rate: 26/min SpO₂: 88% on 2 L/min nasal cannula The nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of ineffective breathing pattern related to obstruction of airflow and anxiety. Based on this information, what is the FIRST action the nurse should take?
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A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client with advanced COPD who experiences shortness of breath while eating and has recently lost weight. Which statement by the client indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?
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Daniel Gomez was admitted to the medical-surgical unit yesterday for bacterial pneumonia. During bedside shift report, the nurse notes that Daniel is on 1 L/min of oxygen via nasal cannula, and his second dose of IV antibiotics is currently infusing through a peripheral line in his right forearm. According to the Medication Administration Record (MAR), broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy was started shortly after Daniel’s admission yesterday afternoon. Review Mr. Gomez’s Medical Chart here: Gomez, D. – 0042179 – EMR Identify the lab values that BEST indicate Daniel is responding to treatment. Of the available four (4) hot spot options, select ONE (1).
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A patient has undergone a thoracotomy and is prescribed morphine sulfate for pain management. The order is for morphine sulfate 4 mg IV every 4 hours as needed for pain. The available morphine sulfate formulation is in a concentration of 10 mg/mL. morphine 10 mg ml.jfif.jpg How many milliliters of morphine sulfate should the nurse administer? ANSWER: __________ mL Do not add label. Round to nearest tenth.
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