Mrs. Newman has been experiencing hoarseness and a change in her voice‚ but she did not seek medical help until she began to have difficulty swallowing. After being seen by her healthcare provider‚ she is scheduled for outpatient surgery for a direct laryngoscope to obtain a culture and take a biopsy. Mrs. Newman arrives at the outpatient surgical department at 6:30 am and is escorted to her room. The admitting nurse begins her assessment; 1. Which question is most important for the nurse to
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physician. The patient is having an increasingly difficult time breathing but vital signs remain unchanged. The nurse is given orders to monitor oxygen saturation closely and to page the medicine resident on call if saturation drops below 92% on 5L nasal cannula. Which of the following is the next best step in management? A. Chest tube placement B. Echocardiogram C. Intubation D. Needle decompression‚ 14G E. Thoracentesis Answer Choice "E" is the best answer.
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ability to inhale and exhale comfortably d. Providing pain medication to manage post-op pain 2. To ensure the delivery of the prescribed oxygen to a patient receiving 3 liters per nasal cannula‚ the nurse should frequently monitor the patient’s: a. ABG b. Respiratory rate c. Oxygen flow-meter setting d. Nasal cannula 3. Which of the following actions by the nurse shows the most effective planning regarding the minimizing of the patient’s risk for infection during tracheostomy care? a. Adhering
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Clinical placement is a good chance for nursing students to practice clinical skills‚ as well as experience the real working environment. However‚ the process of actually bringing theories and knowledge learned from university into practical application is not simple; this requires not only patience and determination but also various learning skills. For myself‚ after an unpleasant experience of involving an argument between a nurse and patient’s family‚ I came to realize that reflective skills are
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Emergency Cart This is also known as crash carts are found in all hospitals and emergency rooms and contain supplies and equipment necessary to treat life-threatening situations. Emergency Cart is a wheeled cabinet or chest of drawers that contains all of the equipment necessary for emergency resuscitation. This is conveniently position throughout hospitals and other medical facilities so that they can be quickly accessed in an emergency. Functions: The function of a crash cart is to provide
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and hypotensive with a blood pressure of 82/44 mm Hg. His respiratory rate is 28 breaths/min and the pulse oximeter reading is at 88% room air‚ so the physician ordered 2 to 4 L of oxygen per nasal cannula titrated to keep SaO2 greater than 90%. The patient responded to 2 L of oxygen per nasal cannula with a SaO2 of 92%. The patient has diarrhea. His blood glucose level is elevated at 160 mg/dL. The white blood count is 15‚000 and the Creactive protein‚ a marker for inflammation‚ is elevated. The
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Neuroscience 134 (2005) 247–260 FACILITATION OF CONDITIONED FEAR EXTINCTION BY D-CYCLOSERINE IS MEDIATED BY MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE AND PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE CASCADES AND REQUIRES DE NOVO PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IN BASOLATERAL NUCLEUS OF AMYGDALA Y. L. YANGa AND K. T. LUb* Institute of Biotechnology‚ Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry‚ National Chia-Yi University‚ 300 University Road‚ Chia-Yi‚ Taiwan b Department of Life Science‚ National Taiwan Normal University‚ 88
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syringe‚ followed by injection of a small amount of distending fluid. 3. After a small stab incision with a #11 or #15 knife blade‚ the surgeon inserts the irrigation cannula and trocar into the lateral suprapatellar pouch near the superior pole of the patella. Lactated Ringer’s or normal saline solution is connected to the cannula and the joint is distended using gravity or a pressure-sensitive arthroscopy pump. 4. A stab incision is then made laterally or medially 2-3 mm above the tibial plateau
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Abortion Research Paper Abortion has been a major topic of debate based on morality and civil rights throughout history. Citizens have opposed each other’s ideas of how to address abortion for decades. Many people believe that human life begins at conception and they view abortion as murder of an unborn child. Others believe that a fetus only gains the rights and privileges of personhood at birth. The morality and constitutionality of abortion remains a topic of fierce debate‚ but many countries
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Test 1 Study Guide 1. Respiration * Respiration * Gas exchange * Necessary because cells require oxygen. * Exchanging O2 and CO2 * Carbon Dioxide is a waste product and must be removed from the body. * Internal respiration = gas exchange at the cellular level. * Oxygen diffuses from the blood into the tissue cells. * External respiration = gas exchange at the alveoli level. * Oxygen from the inhaled air diffuses into the blood in the pulmonary
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