ABGs & Acid-Base
Pt symptoms: decreased lung compliance, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, and refractory hypoxemia
What is ARDS?
Tidaling in the water seal chamber
What is a "normal finding"?
Pt symptoms: warm flushed skin, fever, hypotension, and infection present
What is septic shock?
Blood pressure screenings is an example of this level of prevention.
What is secondary prevention?
CO2: 30
HCO3: 40
What is metabolic alkalosis?
Tracheal deviation to one side
What is a tension pneumothorax?
Ventilation that keeps the alveoli open for a patient with ARDS.
What is PEEP?
This positioning technique prevents further spinal cord injury.
What is neutral alignment (log-rolling)?
This communication technique involved asking open-ended questions.
What is therapeutic communication?
What is respiratory alkalosis, partially compensated?
This is the most common cause of ARDS?
What is sepsis?
What is a tracheostomy?
A patient in anaphylaxis has stridor and swelling. This is the first action?
What is administer epinephrine?
This is the correct order for donning PPE.
What is gown, mask/respirator, goggles/face shield, and gloves?
pH: 7.40; CO2: 30; HCO3: 18
A patient with ARDS has worsening hypoxemia despite mechanical ventilation. This intervention improved oxygenation.
What is prone positioning?
Low pressure alarm initial intervention.
What is assess patient for disconnection/leak?
Pt history: spinal cord injury
Pt symptoms: BP 200/110, headache, flushing & sweating above injury
The nurses priority intervention
What is sit the patient upright immediately?
This level of prevention includes vaccinations.
What is primary prevention?
This condition is caused by hyperventilation and results in a decreased CO2.
What is respiratory alkalosis?
Pt symptoms: worsening respiratory distress with a PaCO2 = 55 mmHg with pH 7.28
RN priority intervention = ?
This device must always be kept below chest level.
What is a chest tube drainage system?
This formula is used for burn fluid resuscitation.
This is the best response: "I feel like giving up."
What is 'tell me more about how you're feeling.'?