Chest Tubes
What is a hemothorax?
what is blood in the lungs
What is demyelination?
Which infection is also called "swimmer's ear"
What is external otitis
Which type of conjunctivitis is considered the "pink eye"
What is bacterial conjunctivitis
A nurse is assessing a patient with Blepharitis? Which of the following would the nurse most likely assess?
A. mucopurulent drainage
B. tearing
C. crust at the base of lashes
D. itching
What is C. crust at the base of lashes
To care for drainage system, where should it be placed?
what is keep system upright and below the chest tube insertion site
What is MS?
What is a autoimmune chronic neurological disorder that involves the brain and spinal cord
True or False
An infection will be present for a patient who has otitis media with effusion
What is false
What is Keratoconjunctivitis?
Where should a chest tube be placed when trying to remove air?
What is chest tube should be placed anteriorly through 2nd ICS
Before removal of chest tube, what should be administered prior?
what is pain meds 30 minutes prior
What are the 4 S's that should be avoided with MS?
What is Mastoiditis?
What is an infection that has spread to the mastoid bone
What is the treatment for a neonate who has bacterial chlamydial conjunctivitis?
What is prophylactic antibiotic tx
What is the purpose for immunomodulators for a patient who has MS?
What is to treat or prevent relapses
True or False
A nurse should not routinely clamp chest tubes because it could lead to a pneumothorax.
What is true
True or false
A patient should do more exercise than they should rest
What is false
What are two tell/tell signs that an infant has AOM?
What is rolling head from side to side and pulling/rubbing on ear
What is the nursing intervention to treat a patient who has Hordeolum, a "stye"?
What is apply warm compress 4x a day
For a client who is taking ear drops antibiotics, what are three things you would need to teach them as a nurse?
What is to finish tx completely, how to admin ear drops and to never administered them cold (warm in between hands)
What are the purposes for a chest tube?
What is remove air or fluid from pleural space, restore negative pressure, and post op chest drainage.
What is the primary dx for discovering MS and what would you see?
What is a MRI that reveals presence of plaque on the brain and/or spinal cord in 2 different places
A patient has AOM and their tympanic membrane has ruptured. What manifestation would the nurse see?
What is purulent drainage from the ear
What would a nurse see in a patient eyes that has herpes simplex keratitis?
What is a corneal ulcer with dendritic appearance- tree branching
What is the 3 basic compartments for a pleural drainage system?
What is drainage collection chamber, water seal chamber, and the suction control chamber