Nursing Interventions
This disorder may present with blood-tinged sputum, due to the pressure being placed on the alveoli.
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
The nurse knows that the chest tube drainage system should be placed where?
What is below the level of the patient, on a flat surface, secured to prevent from tipping over?
A chest tube has become removed from the patient. The nurse knows to immediately to this task.
What is cover the puncture site with sterile gauze with three sides taped to the body?
Patients with a sudden onset of dyspnea, cough, hoarseness, or complaint difficulty swallowing should be evaluated for this.
What is aspiration?
This oxygen delivery system can be used for as much as 6 Liters.
What is a Nasal Cannula?
What is an Influenza Vaccine?
The nurse knows bubbling in this chest tube chamber is normal.
What is the suction control chamber?
What is a pneumothorax?
Patients who are deemed an aspiration risk should be referred to this interprofessional team.
This oxygen delivery system can be used for delivery between 6-10 Liters.
What is the Simple Face Mask?
This should be checked prior to giving the patient any fluids or food following a bronchoscopy.
What is the Gag Reflux?
The nurse knows there are multiple chambers in a chest tube drainage system. This particular one, will have slight fluctuation in the levels of water.
What is the water seal chamber?
Dyspnea, rapid pulse, cold and clammy skin, low blood pressure, fever, and chest pain may be indications of this.
What is a hemothorax?
Dietary Orders for patients at a risk of aspiration or poor gag reflux should be placed on this diet order.
What is NPO?
This Oxygen Delivery System can be used between 10-15 Liters.
What is the non-rebreather?
The nurse knows that this type of assistive device commonly used with soft drinks should be avoided in patients with impaired swallowing.
What are straws?
The nurse has completed an ABG drawl and should expect to complete this task.
What is hold pressure for 2 minutes?
This is a simple assessment to determine the patency of the radial and ulnar arteries in the hand, ensuring adequate blood supply.
What is an Allen Test?
This portion of the Physical Examination should be completed before and after a bronchoscopy to ensure effectiveness of the procedure.
What is ascultation?
This device may be used to deliver specific percentage of oxygen mixed with the atmospheric air.
What is a Venturi "Venti" Mask?
The nurse knows the patient should be placed in what position for a Thoracentesis?
What is leaning on the bedside table?
The nurse knows after the collection of an ABG, continued bleeding requires this.
What is additional pressure on the puncture site?
Consent for a bronchoscopy is to be obtained by this member of the interprofessional team.
Who is the Physician or Provider?
Procedural Education for Bronchoscopy should include this information.
What is instruct the patient to be extremely still and to avoid coughing?
For this procedure, the patient should withhold their inhaler for 4-6 hours. It is used to test function, volumes, capacity, exchange, flow rates, and resistance. Smokers are also informed to withhold from smoking for 6-8 hours prior to.
What is the Pulmonary Function Test?